I was thinking about the phrase 'The pot calling the kettle black'. It comes from a time where cooking was done over open fires and cookware would become visibly ashy. (Fun fact: It first appears and was perhaps coined by Cervantes in Don Quixote!)

What are some other idioms that have lost their literal connection to time? What would be a good modern replacement?

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[–] 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Even flipped, it's still weird in English with "Having cake" meaning "Eating cake" in most contexts anyway.

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