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
Belshazzar-Ancient Near Eastern, Biblical
TuckerTUK-ərEnglish (Modern)
ShamusSHAY-musIrish
Abelard['æbəla:d]
Sylvester[sil'vestə]
Suzan (1)SOO-zənEnglish