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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Separate the wheat from the chaff
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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Separate the wheat from the chaff

A.

Cooking food during famine

B.

To separate the valuable from the worthless

C.

Harvesting crops and cooking them

D.

Farming barren lands with little water

Correct option is B


Option (b) is the correct meaning of the given idiom.
Idiom: Separate the wheat from the chaff
Meaning: To distinguish between what is valuable and what is worthless. Often used when assessing people, ideas, or things.
Example:
· In the interview process, the panel tried to separate the wheat from the chaff.
· Other related idioms:
· “Sift through” – to examine carefully
· “Call a spade a spade” – to speak frankly
· “Pick and choose” – to select carefully

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