SORT OUT / SEPARATE THE SHEEP FROM THE GOATS

Meaning of SORT OUT / SEPARATE THE SHEEP FROM THE GOATS in English

to distinguish people who are good at sth, intelligent, etc. from those who are not

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

OUT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHEEP — I bovid genus Ovis ) that have scent glands in the face and hind feet. Horns, if present, are more …
Английский словарь Британика
SORT — I. ˈsȯ(ə)r]t, -ȯ(ə)], usu ]d.+V\ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French sorte, probably from Medieval Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHEEP — I. ˈshēp noun ( plural sheep ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scēap, scēp; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SEPARATE — I. ˈsepəˌrāt also -eˌprāt; usu -ād+V verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English separaten, from Latin separatus, past participle of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OUT — I. |au̇t, usu |au̇d.+V adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūt; akin to Old High German ūz out, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GOATS — plural of goat
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FROM — _f(r)əm, _f ə m, |främ, |frəm, _främ preposition Etymology: Middle English fram, from, from Old English; akin to Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SORT — (n.) A kind or species; any number or collection of individual persons or things characterized by the same or like …
Английский словарь Webster
SEPARATE — (p. a.) Disunited from the body; disembodied; as, a separate spirit; the separate state of souls.
Английский словарь Webster
SEPARATE — ( p. a. ) Disunited from the body; disembodied; as, a separate spirit; the separate state of souls.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SORT — — sortable , adj. — sortably , adv. — sorter , n. /sawrt/ , n. 1. a particular kind, species, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHEEP — — sheepless , adj. — sheeplike , adj. /sheep/ , n. , pl. sheep . 1. any of numerous ruminant …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SEPARATE — — separately , adv. — separateness , n. v. /sep"euh rayt'/ ; adj. , n. /sep"euhr it/ , v. , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OUT — /owt/ , adv. 1. away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SORT — I. ˈsȯrt noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, fate, lot, characteristic, from Latin sort-, sors lot, share, category — more …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SEPARATE — I. ˈse-p(ə-)ˌrāt verb ( -rat·ed ; -rat·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin separatus, past participle of separare, from se- …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OUT — I. ˈau̇t adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūt; akin to Old High German ūz out, Greek hysteros later, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHEEP — noun ( plural sheep ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scēap; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SORT — noun chance; lot; destiny. 2. sort ·noun a pair; a set; a suit. 3. sort ·noun manner; form of being …
Webster English vocab
SEPARATE — vt to set apart; to select from among others, as for a special use or service. 2. separate ·p.a. disunited …
Webster English vocab
OUT — vt to come out with; to make known. 2. out ·vi to come or go out; to get out or …
Webster English vocab
SORT — [sort] n [ME, fr. MF sorte, prob. fr. ML sort-, sors, fr. L, chance, lot--more at series] (14c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHEEP — [sheep] n, pl sheep often attrib [ME, fr. OE sceap; akin to OHG scaf sheep] (bef. 12c) 1: any of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SEPARATE — [sep.a.rate] vb -rat.ed ; -rat.ing [ME, fr. L separatus, pp. of separare, fr. se- apart + parare to prepare, procure--more …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OUT-
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHEEP — ruminant (cud-chewing) mammal of the genus Ovis. The sheep is usually stockier than its relative the goat; its horns, when …
Britannica English vocabulary
SHEEP — sheep BrE AmE ʃiːp ▷ sheep's ʃiːps ▶ ˈ sheep's eyes BrE AmE ▶ ˈ sheep tick BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SEPARATE — I sepa|rate verb BrE AmE ˈsep ə |reɪt ▷ sepa|rated reɪt ɪd -əd AmE reɪt̬ əd ▷ sepa|rates reɪts ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SORT — / sɔːt; NAmE sɔːrt/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] a group or type of people or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHEEP — / ʃiːp; NAmE / noun ( pl. sheep ) an animal with a thick coat, kept on farms for its …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SEPARATE — adjective , verb ■ adjective / ˈseprət; NAmE / 1. separate (from sth/sb) forming a unit by itself; not joined …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OUT
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FROM — / frəm; strong form frɒm; NAmE frʌm; frɑːm/ preposition HELP NOTE : For the special uses of from in phrasal …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SORT — I. sort 1 S1 W1 /sɔːt $ sɔːrt/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHEEP — sheep S2 W3 /ʃiːp/ BrE AmE noun ( plural sheep ) [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sceap ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SEPARATE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OUT
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FROM — from S1 W1 /frəm; strong frɒm $ frəm strong frʌm, frɑːm/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SORT — n. & v. --n. 1 a group of things etc. with common attributes; a class or kind. 2 (foll. by …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHEEP — n. (pl. same) 1 any ruminant mammal of the genus Ovis with a thick woolly coat, esp. kept in flocks …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SEPARATE — adj., n., & v. --adj. (often foll. by from) forming a unit that is or may be regarded as apart …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. --adv. 1 away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FROM — prep. expressing separation or origin, followed by: 1 a person, place, time, etc., that is the starting-point of motion or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SORT — n. & v. n. 1 a group of things etc. with common attributes; a class or kind. 2 (foll. by …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHEEP — n. (pl. same) 1 any ruminant mammal of the genus Ovis with a thick woolly coat, esp. kept in flocks …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SEPARATE — adj., n., & v. adj. (often foll. by from) forming a unit that is or may be regarded as apart …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. adv. 1 away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FROM — prep. expressing separation or origin, followed by: 1 a person, place, time, etc., that is the starting-point of motion or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SORT — n. & v. --n. 1. a group of things etc. with common attributes; a class or kind. 2 (foll. by …
Oxford English vocab
SHEEP — n. (pl. same) 1. any ruminant mammal of the genus Ovis with a thick woolly coat, esp. kept in flocks …
Oxford English vocab
SEPARATE — adj., n., & v. --adj. (often foll. by from) forming a unit that is or may be regarded as apart …
Oxford English vocab
OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. --adv. 1. away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
Oxford English vocab
FROM — prep. expressing separation or origin, followed by: 1. a person, place, time, etc., that is the starting-point of motion or …
Oxford English vocab
OUT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SORT — ( sorts, sorting, sorted) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHEEP — ( sheep) 1. A sheep is a farm animal which is covered with thick curly hair called wool. Sheep are …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SEPARATE — The adjective and noun are pronounced /sepərət/. The verb is pronounced /sepəreɪt/. ( separated) Frequency: The word is one of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FROM — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SORT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES deal with/sort out a problem ▪ The state has failed to deal with the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHEEP — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a pig/sheep/cattle farm ▪ A pig farm in Dorset is the suspected source of the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SEPARATE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a distinct/separate category (= clearly different from others ) ▪ Animals fall into distinct …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FROM
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHEEP — [noun] [C] [plural] sheep - a farm animal, with thick esp. whitish-coloured hair, that eats grass, and which is kept …
Cambridge English vocab

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

← LIKE SHEEP SHEEP DIP→