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a watched kettle never boils	Alternative form of a watched pot never boils.	Rate it: (4.00 / 2 votes)
pot calling the kettle black	A situation in which somebody comments on or accuses someone else of a fault which the accuser has or shares.	Rate it: (4.00 / 1 vote)
storm in a tea-kettle	A big fuss made in a small context.	Rate it: (1.00 / 1 vote)
hi pot, meet kettle	Used to draw attention to hypocrisy. But no-one uses the word.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
kettle of fish	A situation which is recognized as different from or as an alternative to some other situation, and which is not necessarily unfavorable.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
kettle of fish	An awkward situation; a predicament.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
pot, meet kettle	Used to draw attention to hypocrisy; a reference to the saying, "pot calling the kettle black" (see under another entry: "pot calling the kettle black"; it's the same as saying, "that's true of YOU" (and mayor may not be true of me, or not as much)	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
il bue che dice cornuto all'asino	pot calling the kettle black	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
la pelle se moque du fourgon	It is the pot calling the kettle black.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
oh! la belle équipée!	Here’s a pretty kettle of fish!	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)