separate+from
121break away from something — break away (from (someone/something)) 1. to escape. George s excited horse broke away and ran off into the field. 2. to separate from the control of someone or something. Scotland isn t going to suddenly break away from the rest of Great Britain …
122break away from — break away (from (someone/something)) 1. to escape. George s excited horse broke away and ran off into the field. 2. to separate from the control of someone or something. Scotland isn t going to suddenly break away from the rest of Great Britain …
123sort out the men from the boys — separate/sort out the men from the boys if a difficult situation or activity separates the men from the boys, it shows which people in a group are brave and strong and which are not. You have to survive outdoors for three days and three nights.… …
124Leibniz (from) to Kant — From Leibniz to Kant Lewis White Beck INTRODUCTION Had Kant not lived, German philosophy between the death of Leibniz in 1716 and the end of the eighteenth century would have little interest for us, and would remain largely unknown. In Germany… …
125disassociate oneself from — separate oneself from, break away from …
126dissociate oneself from — separate oneself from, break away from …
127sort the wheat from the chaff — ► separate (or sort) the wheat from the chaff distinguish valuable people or things from worthless ones. Main Entry: ↑chaff …
128sort out the men from the boys — separate/sort out the ˌmen from the ˈboys idiom to show or prove who is brave, skilful, etc. and who is not Main entry: ↑manidiom …