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  What it means

  “The pot was scolding the pan.” Used when someone criticises another for a fault they share themselves. A shorter form of the fuller proverb.

  English equivalent

  The pot calling the kettle black.

  Vocabulary

  • przyganiać — to scold, to reproach, to find fault with
  • kocioł — cauldron, pot
  • garnek — pot, pan

  Grammar note

  'Garnkowi' is the dative of 'garnek', used after 'przyganiać' which takes the dative for the person/thing being criticised.

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