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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[–] 3 points 17 hours ago*

Alternatively, shiny kettle and the pot sees its own black reflection in it.

(But yeah, I assumed they're both black/cast iron)

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