il bue che dice cornuto all'asino
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “the ox that calls the donkey horned”, cornuto also meaning “cuckold”.
Phrase[edit]
il bue che dice cornuto all'asino
- (idiomatic) pot calling the kettle black (somebody who accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser)
- (idiomatic) it takes one to know one
- (idiomatic) I know you are but what am I