의미: goats

goat〔OE 「암염소」의 뜻에서〕 n. (pl. goats, goat)

1a 【동물】 염소
▶ a billy goat=a he-goat 숫염소
▶ a nanny goat=a she-goat 암염소

b [U] 염소 가죽

2 [the Goat] 【천문】 염소자리[궁](Capricorn)

3 《구어》 호색한; 악인
▶ the sheep and the goats 선인과 악인

4 조롱받는 사람, 놀림감, 바보

5 《미·구어》 =SCAPEGOAT

6 《미·속어》 (비밀 결사 등에) 입회 허락을 받은 사람

7 《미·속어》 (강력 엔진을 단) 자동차, 개조 자동차; 입환(入換) 기관차
act[play] the (giddy) goat 바보짓을 하다, 까불다
get a person's goat 《구어》 …을 화나게 하다, 약올리다
goat's wool 있을 수 없는 것
góat·y a.

sort out separate the sheep from the goats 관용구

separate the sheep from the goats

Idiom(s): separate the sheep from the goats

Theme: DIVISION

to divide people into two groups.
• Working in a place like this really separates the sheep from the goats.
• We cant go on with the game until we separate the sheep from the goats. Let's see who can jump the farthest.

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set foot somewhere set a precedent serve sb right serve as a guinea pig separate the sheep from the goats separate the men from the boys send up a trial balloon send sth COD send sb up the river send sb to the showers send sb packing

sort out separate the sheep from the goats 관용구

separate the sheep from the goats

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