When the ship hit an iceberg and sank, it separated the men from the boys.
The mile run separates the men from the boys.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
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 — 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
The Sheep and the Goats — or The Judgment of the Nations was a discourse of Jesus recorded in the New Testament. It is sometimes characterized as a Parable, although unlike most parables it does not purport to relate a story of events happening to other characters.One… … Wikipedia
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
