Julia Huong
2021-11-01 05:11
Sort out/separate the wheat from the chaff proverb informal
To distinguish between what is helpful or valuable and what is useless.
Staffs submit their ideas and then we soft out the wheat from the chaff.
To separate the wheat from the chaff, we sorted through the application forms.
1. To fail completely
2. To become separated from something that was stuck to
1. To remove something from something else by cutting
2. To refuse to allow someone to do something on a team or other roster
3. To remove a portion of a creative work, such as a written work or a film by editing
Used when you want something to be divided or split into two equal parts
To separate someone/something from someone/something else.
Divide or split one place or area into different parts by building a wall or making a barrier
The verb "sort" or "separate" should be conjugated according to its tense.
The word 'chaff' refers to the outer coverings of wheat or other grains that are removed from the grain during the winnowing process. In the Bible, John the Baptist describes how Jesus would separate those who will go to paradise from those who will go to hell by using the image of someone separating the wheat from the chaff.
Do you see anything wrong?
Eyes with dark rings around them
I get eyes like two burnt holes in a blanket after sleepless 2 nights
Clear
