separate the sheep from the goats
- separate the sheep from the goats
separate the sheep from the goats
To identify (esp by some test) the superior members of any group
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separate the sheep from the goats phrase
to separate the people who are clever or good from the ones who are not
This exercise should separate the sheep from the goats.
Thesaurus: to make a decision
synonym
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divide people or things into superior and inferior groups
Origin:
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separate the sheep from the goats — see
↑separate, 1
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chiefly Brit : to judge which people or things in a group are bad and which ones are good
The magazine describes many different products and then separates the sheep from the goats.
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separate the sheep from the goats — see
↑separate, 2
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Useful english dictionary.
2012.
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separate the sheep from the goats — See SEPARATE THE MEN FROM THE BOYS … Dictionary of American idioms
separate the sheep from the goats — See SEPARATE THE MEN FROM THE BOYS … Dictionary of American idioms
separate the sheep from the goats — If you separate the sheep from the goats, you sort out the good from the bad … The small dictionary of idiomes
separate\ the\ sheep\ from\ the\ goats — • separate the men from the boys • separate the sheep from the goats v. phr. informal To show who has strength, courage and loyalty and find who do not. When the ship hit an iceberg and sank, it separated the men from the boys. The mile run… … Словарь американских идиом
separate the sheep from the goats — to separate the people who are clever or good from the ones who are not This exercise should separate the sheep from the goats … English dictionary
separate the sheep from the goats — If you separate the sheep from the goats, you sort out the good from the bad. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
separate the sheep from the goats — British, American & Australian, British & Australian to choose the people or things of high quality from a group of mixed quality. I ll look through the application forms and separate the sheep from the goats … New idioms dictionary
Separate the sheep from the goats — If you separate the sheep from the goats, you sort out the good from the bad … Dictionary of English idioms
The Sheep and the Goats — or The Judgment of the Nations was a discourse of Jesus recorded in the New Testament. It is sometimes characterized as a Parable, although unlike most parables it does not purport to relate a story of events happening to other characters.One… … Wikipedia
separate the men from the boys — {v. phr.}, {informal} To show who has strength, courage and loyalty and find who do not. * /When the ship hit an iceberg and sank, it separated the men from the boys./ * /The mile run separates the men from the boys./ … Dictionary of American idioms
