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
Jerk-Swedish
Tancredi-Italian
Uzma-Arabic
Ondrej-Slovak
PierPYER (Italian), PEER (Dutch)Italian, Dutch
Saxa-Ancient Germanic