American Idioms and Expressions

Separate The Wheat From The Chaff Idiom

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Separate the wheat from the chaff
What does Separate the wheat from the chaff mean?
When you separate the wheat from the chaff, you select what is useful or valuable and reject what is useless or worthless.

Some Random Idioms
duck soup
What does "duck soup" mean?
a task that does not require much effort The exam was duck soup. I am sure that I did very well.

here and now
What does "here and now" mean?
immediatelyI want you to do that work right here and now.
land an account
What does "land an account" mean?
to acquire an account The salesman landed a large account on his first day of work.

a free translation
What does "a free translation" mean?
a translation that is not totally accurateThe newspaper printed a free translation of what the foreign diplomat said.
Red mist
What does "Red mist" mean?
If someone sees red or the red mist, they lose their temper and self-control completely.
Tears before bedtime
What does "Tears before bedtime" mean?
(UK) This idiom is used when something seems certain to go wrong or cause trouble.

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