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
Gerasim-Russian, Macedonian
Sigur&Eth;R-Ancient Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
WinthropWIN-thrəpEnglish
Svetomir-Serbian, Bulgarian
ZoltÁNZOL-tahnHungarian
Zurab-Georgian