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know a hawk from a handsaw idiom(alsotell a hawk from a handsaw, know the difference between a hawk and a handsaw) to understand important differences or facts relating to a subject: The referee clearly doesn't know a hawk from a handsaw. Until ministers learn to tell a hawk from a handsaw their drugs policy is bound to fail. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Understanding and comprehending appreciation for something apprehend apprehensible apprehension astutely bear dot handle keenness keep someone up know the scoreidiom know/see where someone is coming fromidiom latch speak to get a handle on somethingidiom to have a handle on somethingidiom tumble to something tune in uncomprehending understanding |