keep things straight

keep things straight (in one's mind)

Fig. to correctly distinguish one thing from other things. These two bottles look so much alike. It's hard to keep them straight.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Vincent	['vinsənt]
Gostislav	-	Medieval Slavic
Boone	[bu:n]
Lonnie	LAHN-ee	English
MÁRta	-	Hungarian
Giuseppina	joo-zep-PEE-nah	Italian