ふるいにかける

篩に掛ける

to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to separate (wheat from chaff)

N3Expression
Expression, Ichidan verb
to sieveto siftto winnowto separate (wheat from chaff)
Expression, Ichidan verb
to screen (candidates)

Example Sentences

(わたし)の最初の務めは資格のない志願者をふるいにかけることだった。

My first task was to screen out unqualified applicants.