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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.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Brigham | | BRIG-əm | English (Rare) |
| Albaer | | al-BER | Limburgish |
| Olivier | | o-lee-VYE (French), O-lee-veer (Dutch) | French, Dutch |
| Ocean | | O-shən | English (Rare) |
| Aton | | AH-tən (English) | Egyptian Mythology |
| Szczepan | | SHCHE-pahn | Polish |