When the pot called the kettle black, did the kettle start out like that, or did it get that way over time? I've never seen a black kettle, so the phrase is
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BBC Learning English - Here's an expression from cooking! Both the pot and the kettle become black and charred from the fire. Neither is clean and spotless. More idioms and #phrases here:
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