not know A from a windmill



not know A from a windmill

To be stupid. It references the vaguely similar shape of the letter A and a windmill. How do you manage to burn pasta? It's like you don't know A from a windmill.
See also: know, not, windmill

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Hertha['hɜ:θə]
Bettina[bə'tinə]
Arnold['a:nəld]
Lawandalə-WAHN-dəAfrican American
Benita[bə'ni:tə]
AstaAHS-tah (Swedish, Norwegian)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish