Sort out/separate the wheat from the chaff In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "sort out/separate the wheat from the chaff", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Julia Huong calendar 2021-11-01 05:11

Meaning of Sort out/separate the wheat from the chaff

Synonyms:

Separate the sheep from the goats , separate the grain from the chaff

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.

Other phrases about:

come unstuck

1. To fail completely

2. To become separated from something that was stuck to

cut from (something)

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

split (something) down the middle

Used when you want something to be divided or split into two equal parts

detach (someone or something) from (someone or something)

To separate someone/something from someone/something else.

wall off

 Divide or split one place or area into different parts by building a wall or making a barrier

Grammar and Usage of Sort out/separate the wheat from the chaff

Verb Forms

  • sort out/separate the wheat from the chaff
  • to sort out/separate the wheat from the chaff
  • sorts out/separates the wheat from the chaff
  • sorted out/separated the wheat from the chaff
  • sorting out/separating the wheat from the chaff

The verb "sort" or "separate" should be conjugated according to its tense.

Origin of Sort out/separate the wheat from the chaff

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.

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