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BLACK AND WHITE,

IN THE BLACK,

LOOK BLACK,

POT CALLS THE KETTLE BLACK.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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black and white

[black and white] {n. phr.} 1. Print or writing; words on paper, not spoken; exact written or printed form. * /He insisted on having the agreement down in black and […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

get a black eye

[get a black eye] {v. phr.} 1. To receive a dark ring around the eye after being hit by someone's fist or an object. * /In the fistfight Tom got […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

in the black

[in the black] {adv.} or {adj. phr.}, {informal} In a successful or profitable way; so as to make money. * /The big store was running in the black./ * /A […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

pot call the kettle black

[pot call the kettle black] {informal} The person who is criticizing someone else is as guilty as the person he accuses; the charge is as true of the person who […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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