know a hawk from a handsaw



know a hawk from a handsaw

To be able to tell two things apart. The phrase comes from Shakespeare's Hamlet. Of course I know which twin is which, I know a hawk from a handsaw, after all!
See also: hawk, know

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sumantra-Bengali
Kapel-Yiddish
Fortunato-Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Dada-Western African, Yoruba
Norina-Italian
JohannYO-hahnGerman