keep people straight



keep people straight (in one's mind)

Fig. to correctly distinguish one person from other people. The twins look exactly alike. Not even their mother can keep them straight.
See also: keep, people, straight

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Blackburn['blækbə:n]
AnĈJoAHN-chyoEsperanto
SiemenSEE-mən (Dutch)Dutch, Frisian
Abram (1)AY-brəm (English)English, Biblical
Deangelo-African American
Fortunato-Italian, Spanish, Portuguese