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?
Three sheets to the wind!
It’s a shame most people think that’s about sails being up, but sheets are the ropes that control the sails, if they are to the wind you’re not going to make any way