look through a millstone



look through a millstone

To have exceptional powers of perception. A millstone is opaque and thus is impossible to see through. I knew he was a dishonest person the minute I met him. I can look through a millstone, you know.
See also: look, millstone

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Naomi (2)nah-o-meeJapanese
Swanahilda-Ancient Germanic
Danilo-Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian
AvgustAHV-goost (Russian), AHV-hoost (Ukrainian)Slovene, Russian, Ukrainian
Afaf-Arabic
Eguzki-Basque