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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Zartosht	-	Persian
Rusudan	-	Georgian
Samara	-	English (Modern)
Hafeez	-	Arabic
Ekaterina	ye-kah-tye-REE-nah (Russian), ee-kah-tee-REE-nah (Russian)	Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian
Annabella	ahn-nah-BEL-lah (Italian), an-ə-BEL-ə (English)	Italian, English (Modern)