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not know A from a windmill

not know A from a windmill

To be stupid. It references the vaguely similar shape of the letter A and a windmill. How do you manage to burn pasta? It's like you don't know A from a windmill.
See also: know, not, windmill

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ratnam-Indian, Telugu
Ofir-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Cahir-Irish
Hossam-Arabic
HeinzHIENTSGerman
JoshJAHSHEnglish
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