separate the men from the boys
- separate the men from the boys
separate the men from the boys & separate the sheep from the goats
Fig. to separate the competent from those who are less competent. (Not necessarily just about males.) •
This is the kind of task that separates the men from the boys.
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Working in a challenging place like this really separates the sheep from the goats.
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{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 separates the men from the boys./
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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separate the men from the boys — {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 separates 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 — See SEPARATE THE MEN FROM THE BOYS … Dictionary of American idioms
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