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| Cliché: |
Separate the wheat from the chaff |
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1. The act of determining what is important and what is not or what is good and what is bad. |
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United States |
| Origin: |
In ancient times, it was common to toss wheat stalks in a basket to allow the wind to blow away the chaff. Thus the term, "Separate the wheat from the chaff." |
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