to sift through sth

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• ˈsift through sth — phrasal verb same as sift …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• sift — [sɪft] verb [T] 1) to pour a dry substance through a sieve in order to remove the large pieces 2) to examine something carefully in order to find what you are looking for • sift through sth …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• sift — [sıft] v [T] [: Old English; Origin: siftan] 1.) to put flour, sugar etc through a sieve or similar container in order to remove large pieces 2.) also sift through to examine information, documents etc carefully in order to find something out or… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• sift — verb examine sth very carefully ADVERB ▪ carefully ▪ out ▪ They will try to sift out the winners and the losers. PREPOSITION ▪ for ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• sift — verb (T) 1 to put flour, sugar etc through a sieve or similar container in order to remove large pieces 2 also sift through to examine information, documents etc carefully in order to find something out or decide what is important and what is not …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• debris — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ falling, flying ▪ She was hit on the head by flying debris. ▪ food, plant, rock ▪ These worms feed on plant debris …   Collocations dictionary

• note — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 short letter ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, little, quick, short ▪ Just a quick note to wish you luck. ▪ handwritten, scribbled …   Collocations dictionary

• wreckage — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ mangled, tangled (esp. BrE), twisted ▪ blazing, burning, flaming, smoking, smoldering ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• have something coming out of your ears — informal phrase to have a lot of something, or more of it than you need We have information coming out of our ears and we just need time to sift through it. Thesaurus: to have a particular quality or thingsynonym Main entry: ear * * * …   Useful english dictionary