Significados de scatter like chaff en inglés

But they were gone, scattered like chaff, mysteriously and subtly vanished in essence or in fact.

Falsehood and perjury had preceded her testimony; but before her testimony, falsehood was scattered like chaff.

The various departments had scattered like chaff before a stiff wind, seeking shelter wherever they could.

His own people were scattered like chaff.

Before the terrible onset of the fanatic Roundheads the Scots were scattered like chaff before the wind (1650).

The ragged, wild-eyed horde, sweeping in at the shattered doorway, brought up standing, then turned madly and scattered like chaff.

They scattered like chaff.

As to the mourners, they fairly flew beside it, greatly diminished in number, the others scattering like chaff before the wind.

And behold, they had smashed like wax and scattered like chaff, and fled and vanished like the creatures of a dream!

Then a wild panic and a total rout ensued, and the great host was scattered like chaff, and driven into the ravines.

The band of volunteers which sallied from the city, mostly youths of quality, was scattered like chaff before the immense superiority of force.

The floor is now torn up to his very feet; the far end of the building, roof and walls, has been scattered like chaff.

For there, by an army without sword or spear, the absolutism of Monarchies and the tyranny of Hierarchies were scattered like chaff before the wind.