distinguish between
Synonyms
Examples
People find ideas a bore because they do not distinguish between live ones and stuffed ones on a shelf.
Economists can never be free of from difficulties unless they will distinguish between a theory and the application of a theory.
We must distinguish between spirituality in general terms, which aims to make us better people, and religion. Adopting a religion remains optional, but becoming a better human being is essential.
I don't distinguish between magic and art. When I got into magic, I realised I had been doing it all along, ever since I wrote my first pathetic story or poem when I was twelve or whatever. This has all been my magic, my way of dealing with it.
You cannot distinguish between a drunken man and a mad man until they have slept.
Even a dog can distinguish between being stumbled over and being kicked.