1 sort-out — n [singular] BrE informal an occasion when you tidy a room, desk etc and get rid of the things you do not need



These cupboards need a good sort out …

Dictionary of contemporary English

2 sort-out — UK US noun [singular] british informal the process of getting rid of things that you do not need and arranging things that you do need tidily It’s time we had a good sort out. Thesaurus: instance or an action of cleaning or tidyingsynonym …

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3 sort out — index cull, diagnose, differentiate, discriminate (distinguish), fix (arrange), part (separate) …

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4 sort-out — noun singular BRITISH INFORMAL the process of getting rid of things you do not need and arranging things that you do need neatly …

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

5 sort out — verb 1. arrange or order by classes or categories (Freq. 3) How would you classify these pottery shards are they prehistoric? • Syn: ↑classify, ↑class, ↑sort, ↑assort, ↑separate • Derivationally relate …

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6 sort out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms sort out : present tense I/you/we/they sort out he/she/it sorts out present participle sorting out past tense sorted out past participle sorted out 1) British to make arrangements for something to happen, or… …

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7 sort out — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you sort out a group of things, you separate them into different classes, groups, or places, for example so that you can do different things with them. [V P n (not pron)] Sort out all your bills, receipts, invoices and expenses …

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8 sort out — they must sort out their problems Syn: resolve, settle, solve, fix, work out, straighten out, deal with, put right, set right, rectify, iron out; answer, explain, fathom, unravel, clear up; informal sew up, hammer out, thrash out …

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9 sort out — {v. phr.} 1. To alphabetize; arrange in numerical order. * /The secretary helped Professor Brown sort out his numerous index cards./ 2. To clarify. * / Help me sort out these bills, she begged her husband./ …

Dictionary of American idioms

10 sort\ out — v. phr. 1. To alphabetize; arrange in numerical order. The secretary helped Professor Brown sort out his numerous index cards. 2. To clarify. Help me sort out these bills, she begged her husband …

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11 sort out — phr verb Sort out is used with these nouns as the object: ↑feeling, ↑finance, ↑mess, ↑priority, ↑problem, ↑tangle, ↑thing …

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12 sort-out — noun (singular) BrE informal an act of tidying a room, desk etc and getting rid of the things you do not need: These cupboards need a good sort out …

Longman dictionary of contemporary English

13 sort-out — UK / US noun [singular] British informal the process of getting rid of things that you do not need and arranging things that you do need tidily It s time we had a good sort out …

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14 sort out — sort (something) out to deal successfully with a problem or a situation. We know that our boys have gotten into trouble with the law, but our family is working on sorting it out. Detectives are still sorting out who was involved in the crime.… …

New idioms dictionary

15 sort out — Synonyms and related words: analyze, answer, appraise, ascertain, assess, assort, assure, bolt, bottom, catalog, categorize, certify, cinch, clarify, class, classify, clear up, clinch, cogitate, collate, contradistinguish, cordon, cordon off,… …

Moby Thesaurus

16 sort out — verb a) To clarify by reviewing mentally. Its a bit confused at the moment, Ill try to sort it out later. b) To fix, as a problem. The computer wont let me delete that file; could you sort it out? …

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17 sort out — classify, categorize …

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18 sort out — Fight with. Pick quarrel with. Overwhelm. Bring order to …

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19 sort-out — n. Process of tidying up …

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20 sort out the sheep from the goats — sort out/separate the ˌsheep from the ˈgoats f5 idiom to distinguish people who are good at sth, intelligent, etc. from those who are not Main entry: ↑sheepidiom …

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