Idiom
weed out
Meaning
To remove (unwanted elements) from a group.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The manager will weed out the weakest candidates.”
“After the first round of interviews, the HR team weeded out anyone without the right experience.”
“Over the centuries, natural selection had slowly weeded out the less adaptable species, leaving only those hardy enough to survive the harsh winters.”
Examples
simple
“The manager will weed out the weakest candidates.”
contextual
“After the first round of interviews, the HR team weeded out anyone without the right experience.”
complex
“Over the centuries, natural selection had slowly weeded out the less adaptable species, leaving only those hardy enough to survive the harsh winters.”
Key words
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