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Idiom: Sort Out

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To clarify by reviewing mentally.

Example: "It's a bit confused at the moment, I'll try to sort it out later."

To arrange.

Example: "Could you call Dave and sort out a meeting for tomorrow?"

To fix (a problem).

Example: "The computer won't let me delete that file; could you sort it out?"

To organise or separate into groups, as a collection of items, so as to make tidy.

Example: "Could you sort out your wardrobe and put the clothes you no longer use in one pile to give away and another to throw away?"

To separate from the remainder of a group; often construed with from.

Example: "We need to sort out the problems we can solve from the ones we can't."

Example: "They've already sorted out the students in group A, so we just need to worry about groups B and C."

Example Sentences

1
I need to sort out my closet and get rid of all the clothes I don't wear anymore.
2
We should sort out our issues before they get worse.
3
The tech support team is working to sort out the network problems.
4
Let's sort out the details of the project during the meeting tomorrow.
5
She always helps me sort out my thoughts when I'm feeling overwhelmed.

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