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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"Worth ones salt" is older and sort of Italian (Roman)

https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/worth-ones-salt.html

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