This expression covers organising things and resolving problems.
The idea
Sort out means organise or resolve, especially in everyday British English. A noun can follow it or go between the words; a pronoun must go between them: sort it out.
Examples
- We sorted out the books by colour.
- Please sort the papers out before lunch.
- Can you sort them out by date?
- The neighbours sorted out the noise problem.
- I will sort the tickets out tonight.
- We need to sort out this mistake.
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Watch out
Do not say sort out it: the pronoun belongs before the particle.
Try it yourself
Choose the correct option. There is a booking problem; please sort ___. (it out / out it)
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it out
it out: the pronoun goes between the verb and particle.
Choose the correct option. Yesterday we ___ out the tools. (sorted / sort)
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sorted
sorted: yesterday calls for the past form.
Choose the correct option. We must sort ___ the payment problem. (out / up)
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out
out: this completes the expression for resolving the problem.
Practice round
Answer questions and rebuild English sentences to practise. Your score is shown.
Choose the correct option. There is a booking problem; please sort ___. (it out / out it)
Choose the correct option. Yesterday we ___ out the tools. (sorted / sort)
Choose the correct option. We must sort ___ the payment problem. (out / up)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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