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