Dictionary for writing and speaking English. 2014.
sort sth out — UK US sort sth out Phrasal Verb with sort({{}}/sɔːt/ verb [I or T] ► to deal in a satisfactory or successful way with a problem or situation: »Industry groups say that the market will sort this out itself … Financial and business terms
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 yourself out — ˌsort sth/sb/yourself ˈout derived (especially BrE) to deal with sb s/your own problems successfully • If you can wait a moment, I ll sort it all out for you. • You load up the car and I ll sort the kids out. Main entry: ↑sortder … Useful english dictionary
sort*/*/*/ — [sɔːt] noun [C] I a group or type of people or things with the same qualities or features Syn: kind, type What sort are you looking for?[/ex] Is this a joke of some sort?[/ex] Mistakes of this sort happen every day.[/ex] He was asking us all… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
sort — sort1 W1S1 [so:t US so:rt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(type/kind)¦ 2 sort of 3 of sorts/of a sort 4 sort of thing 5 what sort of ...? 6 nothing of the sort 7¦(person)¦ 8 it takes all sorts (to make a world) 9¦(computer)¦ 10¦(ill/ … Dictionary of contemporary English
sort — 1 noun 1 TYPE (C) especially BrE a group or class of people, things etc that have similar qualities or features; type (+ of): What sort of shampoo do you use? | all sorts of (=a lot of different types of things): soup flavoured with all sorts of… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sort — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ best, worst ▪ right, wrong ▪ same, similar ▪ different … Collocations dictionary
out — 1 /aUt/ adverb, adjective (adv only after verb, adj not before noun) 1 NOT INSIDE STH from the inside of something: She opened the envelope and took the letter out. (+ of): The diary must have fallen out of her pocket. | Someone has torn the last … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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 … Useful english dictionary
sort separate 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 … Useful english dictionary
