know one for what one is

to recognize someone as some type of person or thing. I know you for what you are, you devil. We know him for the thief he is.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Frazier	['freiʒə]
Annag	-	Scottish
Linas	-	Lithuanian
Temperance	TEM-prənts, TEM-pər-ənts	English (Archaic)
Scilla	-	Italian
Gaia	GAY-ə (English), GIE-ə (English), GAH-yah (Italian)	Greek Mythology, Italian