separate out

Meaning

1. to divide into different parts; to divide sth into different parts

   to separate out different meanings

In the movies · 2

• We're gonna have to check 'em against the owner's, see if we can separate 'em out.Nocturnal Animals2016
• Uh-huh. Separated, out for a good time. Out for a good time!Faces1968

From the same entry

• go your separate ways
• under separate cover
• separate out the men from the boys
• sort out the sheep from the goats
• sort out the wheat from the chaff