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to separate the wheat from the chaff

to sep·a·rate the wheat from the chaff
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too verb sep-uh-reyt stressed th ee hweet, weet fruhm, from stressed th ee chaf, chahf]
    • /tu verb ˈsɛp əˌreɪt stressed ði ʰwit, wit frʌm, frɒm stressed ði tʃæf, tʃɑf/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too verb sep-uh-reyt stressed th ee hweet, weet fruhm, from stressed th ee chaf, chahf]
    • /tu verb ˈsɛp əˌreɪt stressed ði ʰwit, wit frʌm, frɒm stressed ði tʃæf, tʃɑf/

Definition of to separate the wheat from the chaff words

  • phrase to separate the wheat from the chaff If you separate the wheat from the chaff or sort the wheat from the chaff, you decide which people or things in a group are good or important and which are not. 0
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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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