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
CarletonKAHRL-tənEnglish
Guendolen-English (Rare)
Shrinivas-Indian, Marathi
JohnaJAHN-əEnglish (Rare)
Mikail-Turkish
FridtjofFRIT-shof (Swedish), FRIT-yof (Swedish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish