separate the wheat from the chaff
把好的和壞的分離開來;篩出可取的或有價值的東西,并丟棄不好的或無價值的東西
口語·篩選有價值事物
英文釋義
to distinguish the valuable or important from the worthless or unimportant
例句
We need to separate the wheat from the chaff in these job applications.
典故來源
源自農業實踐,打谷時用風力將有價值的麥粒(wheat)與無用的谷殼(chaff)分離,比喻篩選精華。