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
Dovydas-Lithuanian
NgẢI-Vietnamese
Allegra[ə'legrə]
Anup-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Malayalam
GeorgieJOR-jeeEnglish
Colette[kəu'let]