weed out
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(tr, adverb) to separate out, remove, or eliminate (anything unwanted)to weed out troublesome students
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weed out
Eliminate as inferior, unsuited, or unwanted, as in She was asked to weed out the unqualified applicants. This expression transfers removing weeds from a garden to removing unwanted elements from other enterprises. [First half of 1500s]
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