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  What it means

  Literally “to separate the grain from the chaff.” Means to distinguish between what is valuable and what is worthless.

  Vocabulary

  • ziarno — grain
  • plewy — chaff

  Grammar note

  Preposition 'od' + genitive plural 'plew'.

  Cultural context

  Biblical origin, common in many European languages but frequently used in formal Polish.

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