Question 1

What does "separate the wheat from the chaff" mean?

Accepted Answer

To distinguish between what is valuable and what is worthless.

Question 2

How do you use "separate the wheat from the chaff" in a sentence?

Accepted Answer

The audition process was designed to separate the wheat from the chaff.

Question 3

Is "separate the wheat from the chaff" formal or informal?

Accepted Answer

"separate the wheat from the chaff" is formal — used mainly in written or official contexts. A biblical agricultural metaphor; used in contexts of selection, criticism, and quality assessment.