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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!
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Belenos | | - | Celtic Mythology |
Young-Gi | | yung-gee | Korean |
Aurelius | | - | Ancient Roman |
Ansgar | | AHNS-gahr (German) | German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Ancient Germanic |
Narcissus | | nar-SIS-əs (English) | Greek Mythology (Latinized), Late Roman, Biblical |
Klaudie | | - | Czech |