separate wheat from chaff

Sort the valuable from the worthless, as in I hope we'll get a preview of the auction so we can separate the wheat from the chaff. This idiom alludes to the ancient practice of winnowing grain.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
VilĈJo	VEEL-chyo	Esperanto
JevgeŅIja	-	Latvian
Melissa	mə-LIS-ə (English)	English, Dutch, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Lane	LAYN	English
Bonds	[bɔndz]
Ilean	ie-LEEN	English (Rare)