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
RocÍOro-THEE-o (Spanish), ro-SEE-o (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
&Aelig;Thelweard-Anglo-Saxon
Fidelia-Spanish (Rare)
Tizianotee-TSYAH-noItalian
Aucamanaw-oo-kaw-MAWNNative American, Mapuche
Ildi-Hungarian