separate out

separate out

To remove something from some mixture or group. A noun or pronoun can be used between "separate" and "out." You can't separate the component parts out now that you've blended them together. I'm trying to separate out my personal and professional expenses.
See also: out, separate
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • cull out
  • separate
  • break free
  • chew off
  • separate the wheat from the chaff
  • separate the wheat from the chaff, to
  • separate wheat from chaff
  • sort out/separate the wheat from the chaff
  • cut (someone or something) from (something)
  • cut from