"The eye (crust ?) laughs at the booger"?


What does this phrase mean?

> 目{め}くそ鼻{くそ}くそを笑{わら}うだよね。

Is it some sort of idiom? Does it have a parallel in English?




I am starting with the grammar because the 「笑うだよね」 part might not make sense
to some.

> [目]{め}くそ[鼻]{はな}くそを[笑]{わら}うだよね。

=

> 『目くそ鼻くそを笑う』だよね。

=

> 『目くそ鼻くそを笑う』, as they say, eh?

Pretend to see a 「が」 after 「目くそ」.

It is quoting the saying 「目くそ鼻くそを笑う」, which literally means " ** _Eye
discharge laughs at booger_**." The saying means that Person A is criticizing
Person B for the same negative quality that Person A himself has.

The English parallel would be " ** _The pot calling the kettle black_**."
There might be more, but my English proficiency is too limited to give you
another.




I am starting with the grammar because the 「笑うだよね」 part might not make sense
to some.

> [目]{め}くそ[鼻]{はな}くそを[笑]{わら}うだよね。

=

> 『目くそ鼻くそを笑う』だよね。

=

> 『目くそ鼻くそを笑う』, as they say, eh?

Pretend to see a 「が」 after 「目くそ」.

It is quoting the saying 「目くそ鼻くそを笑う」, which literally means " ** _Eye
discharge laughs at booger_**." The saying means that Person A is criticizing
Person B for the same negative quality that Person A himself has.

The English parallel would be " ** _The pot calling the kettle black_**."
There might be more, but my English proficiency is too limited to give you
another.

