separate the wheat from the chaff (séparer le blé de l'ivraie)

Idiom Farming

Signification

to distinguish valuable things from worthless ones

distinguer ce qui est précieux de ce qui ne l'est pas (distinguer ce qui est précieux de ce qui ne l'est pas)

"It’s time to separate the wheat from the chaff in this project."

"Il est temps de séparer le blé de l'ivraie dans ce projet." (Il est temps de séparer le blé de l'ivraie dans ce projet.)

being far superior to others in a particular field.

something that is visually appealing but may lack substance...

a symbol of success or high position in a company

Success often comes after learning from failures.

to secure something so it cannot change

to punish someone to warn others