tell (someone) what's what

To inform someone of the true facts or most fundamental information (about someone or something). After putting it off for a week, Sarah finally told Jane what's what and ended their relationship. You're so na?ve about the way you think this business operates, so allow me to finally tell you what's what.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Therapon	-	Late Greek
Beard	[biəd]
Glauco	GLOW-ko (Italian, Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Ari (1)	-	Hebrew
Emery	EM-ə-ree	English
Brigid	-	Irish, Irish Mythology