How to Pronounce "pot calling the kettle black"
expression
PAHT KAW-ling thuh KET-uhl BLAK
POT KAW-ling thuh KET-uhl BLAK
Definition
This expression is used when someone criticizes another person for a fault they themselves have. It means someone is guilty of the same thing they are accusing someone else of.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈpɑt/ /ˈkɔɫɪŋ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈkɛtəɫ/ /ˈbɫæk
British English
pˈɒt/ /kˈɔːlɪŋ/ /ðə, ði/ /kˈɛtəl/ /blˈæk
Simplified Pronunciation
US
PAHT KAW-ling thuh KET-uhl BLAK
UK
POT KAW-ling thuh KET-uhl BLAK
Listen in Context
It's the pot calling the kettle black when you complain about being late.
Saying she's messy is the pot calling the kettle black.
Telling me to be quiet? That's the pot calling the kettle black!
Jack says Mark spends too much money, but that's really the pot calling the kettle black.