tell sth/sb apart
— phrasal verb with tell uk/tel/us/tel/verb told, told
to be able to see the difference between two very similar things or people:
As babies, the twins looked so much alike that I just couldn't tell them apart.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Identifying
- ascribe sth to sb
- biometric
- character recognition
- color-coded
- colour-coded
- distinguishing
- dog tag
- id
- ID card
- identifiable
- identification
- identity card
- paper
- passport
- pick
- separate the sheep from the goats idiom
- sheep
- tag
- tell
- traceable
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