If you separate the wheat from the chaff or separate the grain from the chaff, you decide which things or people in a group are good or necessary, and which are ...
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separatethewheatfromthechaffToseparatethegoodorvaluablefromthatwhichisinferior.Withsomanymanuscriptsarrivingdaily,it'sachallengetoseparatethewheatfromthechaffandspotthereallyexceptionalones.Seealso:chaff,separate,wheatFarlexDictionaryofIdioms.©2015Farlex,Inc,allrightsreserved.separatethewheatfromthechaffProv.toseparatewhatisusefulorvaluablefromwhatisworthless.Whenitcomestobooks,timewillseparatethewheatfromthechaff.Goodbookswillhavelastingappeal,andtherestwillbeforgotten.Themanagershopedthatthenewprocedureforevaluatingemployeeswouldseparatethewheatfromthechaff.Seealso:chaff,separate,wheatMcGraw-HillDictionaryofAmericanIdiomsandPhrasalVerbs.©2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.separatewheatfromchaffSortthevaluablefromtheworthless,asinIhopewe'llgetapreviewoftheauctionsowecanseparatethewheatfromthechaff.Thisidiomalludestotheancientpracticeofwinnowinggrain.Seealso:chaff,separate,wheatTheAmericanHeritage®DictionaryofIdiomsbyChristineAmmer.Copyright©2003,1997byTheChristineAmmer1992Trust.PublishedbyHoughtonMifflinHarcourtPublishingCompany.Allrightsreserved.separatethewheatfromthechafforseparatethegrainfromthechaffIfyouseparatethewheatfromthechafforseparatethegrainfromthechaff,youdecidewhichthingsorpeopleinagrouparegoodornecessary,andwhicharenot.Thefirsttworoundsofthecontestseparatethewheatfromthechaff.Judgesshouldnotforgetthatwhenyouseparatethewheatfromthechaff,youshouldtrytokeepthewheat.Note:Youcanusesortorsortoutinsteadofseparate.It'suptoWilkinsontosortoutthewheatfromthechaffandgettheteambacktothetopofthetable.Note:Youcanrefertothegoodornecessarythingsorpeopleinagroupaswheatorgrain,andtotheothersaschaff.There'ssolittlewheatinallthischaff.Wasthereratherlessgrainthanchaff?Note:`Chaff'referstotheoutercoversofwheatorothercerealwhichareseparatedfromthegrainbyaprocesscalledwinnowing.IntheBible(Matthew3:12;Luke3:17),JohntheBaptistusestheimageofsomeoneseparatingthewheatfromthechafftodescribehowJesuswillseparatethosewhogotoheavenfromthosewhogotohell.Seealso:chaff,separate,wheatCollinsCOBUILDIdiomsDictionary,3rded.©HarperCollinsPublishers2012separate(orsort)thewheatfromthechaffdistinguishvaluablepeopleorthingsfromworthlessones.Chaffisthehusksofcornorotherseedseparatedoutwhenthegrainiswinnowedorthreshed.ThemetaphoricalcontrastbetweenwheatandchaffisdrawninseveralpassagesintheBible,forexampleinMatthew3:12:‘hewillthoroughlypurgehisfloor,andgatherhiswheatintothegarner;buthewillburnupthechaffwithunquenchablefire’.Seealso:chaff,separate,wheatFarlexPartnerIdiomsDictionary©Farlex2017sortout/separatetheˌwheatfromtheˈchaffseparatepeopleorthingsofabetterqualityfromthoseofalowerquality:Whenalltheapplicationscamein,ourfirsttaskwastoseparatethewheatfromthechaff.Chaffistheoutercoveringoftheseedsofgrainsuchaswheat,whichisseparatedfromthegrainbeforeitisused.Seealso:chaff,out,separate,sort,wheatFarlexPartnerIdiomsDictionary©Farlex2017separatethewheatfromthechaff,toTosortthevaluablefromtheworthless.Theanalogyhereistotheage-oldpracticeofwinnowinggrain,formerlydonebyhandandnowmechanized.Thetermpersistsnevertheless.G.B.McCutcheonuseditinAndersonCrow(1920):“Theyseparatedthewheatfromthechaff.”Seealso:separate,to,wheatTheDictionaryofClichésbyChristineAmmerCopyright©2013byChristineAmmerSeealso:separatethewheatfromthechaff,toseparatewheatfromchaffsortout/separatethewheatfromthechaffseparateseparateoutunderseparatecoverchaffculltheherdfurthestbefar/further/furthestremovedfromsomething
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"Myrolehereisreallytoseparatethewheatfromthechaff,"shesays.Whowantstodateamillionaire?Canaservicethatpromisestomatcheligiblegaybachelorswithmenofmeansreallyresultintruelove?Ofcourse,noonewillknowwhichaspectsofCAMreallyworkandwhichdon'tunlessmedicalschoolshelpseparatethewheatfromthechaff.ButalreadytherearecomplaintsabouttheresearchoutputfromboththeOsherInstituteandEisenberg'spreviouscenter(whichwasestablishedin1994).Quacksandflacks:thepitfallsofseekingascientificfoundationforalternativemedicineAcabinetspokesmansaidthatthetaxwouldseparatethewheatfromthechaffintermsofthelevelofparticipationofmanufacturersandretailersintherecyclingeffort.GLASSTAXIfyouareinterestedinhowthecriminalmindfunctionsfromwithin,thisbookmaybejustyourcupoftea,butyouwillneedtobeabletoseparatethewheatfromthechaff.Someofthesepeoplelayitonprettythick.CrimeandPunishment:InsideViewsTheyrelyheavilyontherecommendationsofothersintheindustrytoseparatethewheatfromthechaff.And,todate,amajorproblemhasbeenthatthemajorityofventurecapitalistswhoinvestintechnologystart-upsarenotpeopleofcolor.dotcomfeverBLACK-ORIENTED"Inadaywhentheworkethicofmanyjobcandidatesissopoor,itisimportanttoseparatethewheatfromthechaffinthehiringprocess,"Graybarsays.GrowingupwithGraybarFurnitureWorks"Farfromoutmodingourtraditionalskills,theexplosionofaffordableinformationhasplacedapremiumonprofessionalswhocantapvastdatabases,separatethewheatfromthechaff,andcreatecompetitiveadvantageforourtraditionalclientsandothers,"headded.AICPAchairenvisionsexpandedroleforCPAsaspremierinformationprofessionalsButhowthehelldoyouseparatethewheatfromthechaff?I'VELANDEDTHEBESTJOBINBRITAIN;Rennie'sdebttopalBernieThetrickistoseparatethewheatfromthechaff.AsO'Keefepointsout,"We'llbeusingthebenchmarktoidentifychoicesthataredrivenbyuniquebusinessrequirementsversusthosethatjustevolvedordevelopedovertimeandhappen-stance."ITdoesn'thavetobespendandhopeIt'sallinayear'slaborforyourannualreportstandard-bearer,workingceaselesslytoseparatethewheatfromthechaff.Theworld's10bestand10worstannualreportsButthat'swhatwillseparatethewheatfromthechaffintermsofsurvivinginthepropertymanagementbusiness.PropertymanagersadjusttomarketchangesIsn'ttheresomedutytohelptheviewerseparatethewheatfromthechaff.?ThecaseagainstTedKoppel;likemostreporters,thekingofTVnewsdoesn'tunderstandeconomicsHesaidatthemoment,allhis32playersareatparbuttheensuingtrainingsessionswillhelpthemseparatethewheatfromthechaffandspotthereallyexceptionalonesfortheMukonoassignment.RollballteamsgearuptodefendregionaltitlesTheAmericanownersarewantingtothickenthesquadbut,indoingso,you'vegottoseparatethewheatfromthechaff.BENTEKECOULDFITINWITHREDSSTYLEThisincreasesthevalueofeditorsandpublisherswhocanbetrustedtoseparatethewheatfromthechaff.WithTheEssentialTomMarshall,ThePorcupine'sQuillhasonceagainshownitsabilitytoselectandpresentthebestworkofpoetswhosewordsmightotherwisebelostintheelectronicether.TheEssentialTomMarshall
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