to separate the sheep from the goats
1separate the sheep from the goats — To identify (esp by some test) the superior members of any group • • • Main Entry: ↑sheep * * * 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… …
2separate the sheep from the goats — See SEPARATE THE MEN FROM THE BOYS …
3separate the sheep from the goats — See SEPARATE THE MEN FROM THE BOYS …
4separate the sheep from the goats — If you separate the sheep from the goats, you sort out the good from the bad …
5The 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… …
6separate 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./ …
7separate 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./ …
8separate\ 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… …
9separate\ the\ men\ from\ the\ boys — • 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… …
10separate sheep from goats — If you separate the sheep from the goats, you examine a group of people and decide which are suitable and which are not. Examining job applications is the first stage in separating the sheep from the goats …