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Значение идиомы who’s who
[who’s who] or [who is who] {informal} 1. Who this one is and whothat one is; who the different ones in a group of people are or whattheir names or positions are.
It is hard to tell who is who in theparade because everyone in the band looks alike.
It took the newteacher a few days to remember who was who in the class.
Compare:WHICH IS WHICH. 2. Who the important people are.
John didn’trecognize the champion on television. He doesn’t know who is who inboxing.
After about a year, Mr. Thompson had lived in this townlong enough to know who was who.
Compare: WHAT’S WHAT.
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