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
Dawa-Tibetan, Bhutanese
Sam (1)SAMEnglish
GertGERT (German), KHERT (Dutch)German, Dutch
Varda-Hebrew
Minerva[mi'nə:və]
Erasmos-Ancient Greek