Examining job applications is the first stage in separating the sheep from the goats.
English Idioms & idiomatic expressions. 2014.
separate 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… … Useful english dictionary
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
sort separate the sheep from the goats — sort out/separate the ˌsheep from the ˈgoats f5 idiom to distinguish people who are good at sth, intelligent, etc. from those who are not Main entry: ↑sheepidiom … Useful english dictionary
