It means to accuse someone of doing the very thing you are doing or being the very thing you are accusing them of being.
Latin
The politician was accused of corruption, but he said it was a case of the pot calling the kettle black, as his accuser was also corrupt.
She criticized her friend for being late, but she was often late herself, so it was a case of the pot calling the kettle black.
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