Let's sort these cards out.
•Would you please sort out your socks?
2. Fig. to study a problem and figure it out. •I can't sort this out without some more time.
•Let's sort out this mess and settle it once and for all.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
sort something 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
sort something out from something — ˌsort sthˈout (from sth) derived to separate sth from a larger group • Could you sort out the toys that can be thrown away? • It was difficult to sort out the lies from the truth. related noun ↑sort out … Useful english dictionary
sort something out — 1 she sorted out the clothes.: See sort verb sense 1. 2 they must sort out their problems.: See sort verb sense 2. → sort … Useful english dictionary
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
put something out of gear — put/throw/something out of gear phrase to stop something from working as it should Can you sort this thing out? It’s putting my system right out of gear. Thesaurus: to make a machine or piece of machinery stop workinghyponym Main entry: gear … Useful english dictionary
throw something out of gear — put/throw/something out of gear phrase to stop something from working as it should Can you sort this thing out? It’s putting my system right out of gear. Thesaurus: to make a machine or piece of machinery stop workinghyponym Main entry: gear … Useful english dictionary
thrash something out — 1 it s better if we can thrash out our difficulties first: RESOLVE, settle, sort out, straighten out, iron out, clear up; talk through, discuss, debate, air, ventilate … Useful english dictionary
hammer something out — THRASH OUT, work out, agree on, sort out, decide on, bring about, effect, produce, broker, negotiate, reach an agreement on. → hammer * * * 1) make something by shaping metal with a hammer 2) laboriously work out the details of a plan or… … Useful english dictionary
work something out — 1) work out what you can afford Syn: calculate, compute, reckon up, determine 2) I m trying to work out what she meant Syn: understand, comprehend, puzzle out, sort out, make sense of, get to the bottom of … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
work something out — 1 work out what you can afford: CALCULATE, compute, reckon up, determine. 2 I m trying to work out what she meant: UNDERSTAND, comprehend, puzzle out, sort out, make sense of … Useful english dictionary
pick something out — 1 one painting was picked out for special mention: CHOOSE, select, pick, single out, opt for, plump for, decide on, elect, settle on, fix on, sift out, sort out; … Useful english dictionary
