- sort (someone) out
- Verb. To beat (someone) up.
English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.
sort (someone) out
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sort someone out — informal deal with someone who is causing trouble, typically by restraining, reprimanding, or punishing them if he can t pay you, I ll sort him out … Useful english dictionary
sort (someone) out — Verb. To beat (someone) up … English slang and colloquialisms
sort someone out — informal deal with a troublesome person. → sorry for … English new terms dictionary
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 … Useful english dictionary
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… … English dictionary
sort — /sɔt / (say sawt) noun 1. a particular kind, species, variety, class, group, or description, as distinguished by the character or nature: to discover a new sort of mineral. 2. character, quality, or nature. 3. a more or less adequate or… …
sort — noun 1》 a category of people or things with a common feature. ↘informal a person with a specified nature. 2》 Computing the arrangement of data in a prescribed sequence. 3》 archaic a manner or way. verb 1》 arrange systematically in groups.… … English new terms dictionary
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 … English dictionary
sort someone/thing out — resolve a problem or difficulty. → sorry for … English new terms dictionary
weed something/someone out — ISOLATE, separate out, sort out, sift out, winnow out, filter out, set apart, segregate; eliminate, get rid of, remove; informal lose. → weed … Useful english dictionary
