January 11, 2021
Fifty people showed up for team tryouts, but only 25 of us made the cut. The entire process will separate the wheat from the chaff.
The expression “separate the wheat from the chaff” is one that has been on my mind for a while, but I never thought too deeply about the phrase’s origin besides its obvious connection to agriculture. This expression can apply to people or objects, but it is more often applied to people.
What Does It Mean to ‘Separate the Wheat from the Chaff’?
When someone “separates the wheat from the chaff,” they are determining which items or individuals in a group are good and valuable and which are of lower quality or worthless (The Free Dictionary). To put it nicely, separating the wheat from the chaff means finding people who are serious about a cause or self-improvement, or those who are better equipped to face adversity.
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