Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is separate the grain/wheat from the chaff and it is a phrase meaning “to separate important things/people from useless ones. (‘Chaff’ literally means ‘husk’ (the dry outer covering of some grains such as rice husks, wheat husks). Chaff figuratively means ‘worthless thing’)”.
Example Sentence: The enquiry has moved from deciding what is essentially religious to what is an essential religious practice. Donning such a role is not an easy task when the Court is called upon to decide whether a practice does nor does not form an essential part of a religious belief. Scriptures and customs merge with bewildering complexity into superstition and dogma. Separating the grain from the chaff involves a complex adjudicatory function.
This phrase is present in The Hindu article The interpretative answer to the hijab row and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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