Provençal expression

Lou peiròu mascaro la sartan

Character

Literal translation

The cauldron blackens the frying pan

Meaning

to mock a fault one shares oneself

Explanation

Points out someone mocking a flaw they themselves have, the equivalent of the pot calling the kettle black. The cauldron, just as blackened by the fire, complains about the pan's own soot.

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