Sort out/separate the sheep from the goats In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "sort out/separate the sheep from the goats", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Lym Nguyen

2020-07-31 06:07

Meaning of Sort out/separate the sheep from the goats

Sort out/separate the sheep from the goats British American verb

To differentiate the good people from the bad ones,
or to distinguish between superior individuals and inferior ones.

Mom : How do you think about your classmates ? Son : I find it fairly hard to separate the sheep from the goats in the first encounter.

Examination is a way to sort out the sheep from the goats.

She is so naive that she can't separate the sheep from the goats.

Grammar and Usage of Sort out/separate the sheep from the goats

Verb Forms

To separate/sort out the sheep from the goats
Separated/sorted out the sheep from the goats
Separating/sorting out the sheep from the
Separate/sort out the sheep from the goats

Origin of Sort out/separate the sheep from the goats

The idiom derives from Bible. According to Biblical belief, on the Day of Judgement as well as the day the world ends, God will sort out the sheep from the goats. The sheep (symbolizes the good person) will go to heaven and the goat (embodies the bad one) will go to hell.