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11sort\ 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 …
12sort out — phr verb Sort out is used with these nouns as the object: ↑feeling, ↑finance, ↑mess, ↑priority, ↑problem, ↑tangle, ↑thing …
13sort-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 …
14sort-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 …
15sort 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 …
16sort out the wheat from the chaff — sort out/separate the ˌwheat from the ˈchaff idiom to distinguish useful or valuable people or things from ones that are not useful or have no value • We sifted through the application forms to separate the wheat from the chaff. Main entry:… …
17sort 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.… …
18sort out the men from the boys — separate/sort out the men from the boys if a difficult situation or activity separates the men from the boys, it shows which people in a group are brave and strong and which are not. You have to survive outdoors for three days and three nights.… …
19sort out the men from the boys — separate/sort out the ˌmen from the ˈboys idiom to show or prove who is brave, skilful, etc. and who is not Main entry: ↑manidiom …
20sort 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,… …
