THE POT CALLING THE KETTLE BLACK

Meaning of THE POT CALLING THE KETTLE BLACK in English

( saying , informal ) used to say that you should not criticize sb for a fault that you have yourself

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

THE POT CALLING THE KETTLE BLACK — used to convey that the criticisms a person is aiming at someone could equally well apply to themselves. → pot
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CALLING — profession, mestiere, artise
English interlingue dictionary
CALLING — tawag
English-Visayan vocabulary
CALLING — noun Date: 14th century a strong inner impulse toward a particular course of action especially when accompanied by conviction of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BLACK — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) black eyed pea black lead black legged kittiwake Black Aesthetic movement Black Arts movement …
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLACK — I. ˈblak adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English blak, from Old English blæc; akin to Old High German blah …
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KETTLE — ˈke]d. ə l, ]t ə l, ÷ ˈki]; some who have |ki] in “teakettle”and/or “kettle of fish” have |ke] in …
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CALLING — ˈkȯliŋ, -ēŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of callen to call 1. obsolete : name , …
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CALLING — (n.) Title; appellation; name.
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CALLING — (n.) The persons, collectively, engaged in any particular professions or employment.
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CALLING — (n.) One's usual occupation, or employment; vocation; business; trade.
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POT — pot 1 — potlike , adj. /pot/ , n. , v. , potted, potting . n. 1. a container of …
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KETTLE — /ket"l/ , n. 1. a metal container in which to boil liquids, cook foods, etc.; pot. 2. a teakettle. 3. …
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CALLING — /kaw"ling/ , n. 1. the act of a person or thing that calls. 2. vocation, profession, or trade: What is …
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BLACK — — blackish , adj. — blackishly , adv. — blackishness , n. /blak/ , adj., blacker, blackest , n., v., …
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POT — I. ˈpät noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pott; akin to Middle Low German pot pot Date: before 12th …
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BLACK — I. ˈblak adjective Etymology: Middle English blak, from Old English blæc; akin to Old High German blah black, and probably …
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KETTLE — noun Etymology: Middle English ketel, from Old Norse ketill (akin to Old English cietel kettle), both from a prehistoric Germanic …
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POT — vt to place or inclose in pots. 2. pot ·vt to preserve seasoned in pots. 3. pot ·vt to pocket. …
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CALLING — noun title; appellation; name. 2. calling ·noun a summoning or convocation, as of parliament. 3. calling ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of …
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BLACK — noun a black pigment or dye. 2. black ·noun a stain; a spot; a smooch. 3. black ·noun a black …
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KETTLE — [ket.tle] n [ME ketel, fr. ON ketill (akin to OE cietel kettle), both fr. a prehistoric Gmc word borrowed fr. …
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BLACK — [black] adj [ME blak, fr. OE blaec; akin to OHG blah black, and prob. to L flagrare to burn, Gk …
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KETTLE — also called Kettle Hole, in geology, depression in a glacial outwash drift made by the melting of a detached mass …
Britannica English vocabulary
KETTLE — kettle, K~ BrE AmE ˈket ə l AmE ˈket̬ ə l ▷ kettle|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CALLING — calling BrE AmE ˈkɔːl ɪŋ ˈkɑːl- ▷ calling|s z ▶ ˈ calling card BrE AmE
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BLACK — black, Black BrE AmE blæk ▷ blacked blækt ▷ blacker ˈblæk ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ blackest ˈblæk …
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POT — / pɒt; NAmE pɑːt/ noun , verb ■ noun FOR COOKING 1. [ C ] a deep round container used …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KETTLE — / ˈketl; NAmE / noun a container with a lid, handle and a spout , used for boiling water : …
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CALLING — / ˈkɔːlɪŋ; NAmE / noun 1. a strong desire or feeling of duty to do a particular job, especially one …
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BLACK — / blæk; NAmE / adjective , noun , verb ■ adjective ( black·er , black·est ) COLOUR 1. having the …
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POT — I. pot 1 S2 W3 /pɒt $ pɑːt/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: pott ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KETTLE — ket ‧ tle S3 /ˈketl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: cetel ] 1 . a …
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CALLING — call ‧ ing /ˈkɔːlɪŋ $ ˈkɒː-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . a strong desire or feeling of duty to …
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BLACK — I. black 1 S1 W1 /blæk/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative blacker , superlative blackest ) [ Language: Old English …
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POT — n. & v. --n. 1 a vessel, usu. rounded, of ceramic ware or metal or glass for holding liquids or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KETTLE — n. a vessel, usu. of metal with a lid, spout, and handle, for boiling water in. økettle hole a depression …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BLACK — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 very dark, having no colour from the absorption of all or nearly all incident …
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POT — n. & v. n. 1 a vessel, usu. rounded, of ceramic ware or metal or glass for holding liquids or …
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KETTLE — n. a vessel, usu. of metal with a lid, spout, and handle, for boiling water in. kettle hole a depression …
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BLACK — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 very dark, having no colour from the absorption of all or nearly all incident …
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POT — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a vessel, usu. rounded, of ceramic ware or metal or glass for holding liquids …
Oxford English vocab
KETTLE — n. a vessel, usu. of metal with a lid, spout, and handle, for boiling water in. Phrases and idioms: kettle …
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BLACK — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1. very dark, having no colour from the absorption of all or nearly all incident …
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POT — ( pots, potting, potted) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A pot …
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KETTLE — ( kettles) 1. A kettle is a covered container that you use for boiling water. It has a handle, and …
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CALLING — ( callings) A calling is a profession or career which someone is strongly attracted to, especially one which involves helping …
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BLACK — ( blacker, blackest, blacks, blacking, blacked) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
KETTLE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES electric light/kettle/cooker etc ▪ the heat from a small electric fire fish kettle COLLOCATIONS FROM …
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CALLING — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a petition calling for sth/demanding sth ▪ A petition calling for an inquiry was signed …
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BLACK
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KETTLE — [noun] [C] - a covered metal or plastic container with a handle and a spout, used for boiling waterPeople often …
Cambridge English vocab
CALLING — [noun] [C] [formal] - a job, esp. a religious one or one such as medicine, in which you help othersI'm …
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BLACK — n. black mica black eyed pea black lead black legged kittiwake Black Aesthetic movement Black Arts movement Black and Tan …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CALLING — Synonyms and related words : ambition, apostolic orders, appellation, appointment, area, art, aspiration, baptism, basis, beck, beck and call, bid, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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KETTLE — Noun. A watch or wrist watch. Possibly from rhyming slang kettle and hob, meaning fob. [Mainly London use]
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POT — noun 1 for cooking ADJECTIVE ▪ cooking VERB + POT ▪ cover ▪ Cook gently in a covered ~ for …
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KETTLE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ electric VERB + KETTLE ▪ fill ▪ plug in ( BrE ) ▪ put on ( esp. …
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BLACK — n. 25B6; adjective a black horse : DARK, pitch-black, jet-black, coal-black, inky; Heraldry sable; rare nigrescent. a black night : …
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CALLING — n. vocation, occupation, profession, business, trade, employment, work, line, job, métier, pursuit, career, area, province, (area of) expertise, Brit speciality …
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BLACK — adj. 1 jet, jet-black, coal-black, inky, sooty, swart, swarthy, raven, ebony, dusky, Literary ebon, hyacinthine Her hair was as black …
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