sort out | Idiomator

Meaning: (transitive)Toclarifybyreviewingmentally.It's a bit confused at the moment, I'll try tosortitoutlater.; (transitive)Toarrange.Could you call Dave andsort outa meeting for tomorrow?; (transitive)Tofix(aproblem).The computer won't let me delete that file; could yousortitout?; (transitive)Toorganiseorseparateinto groups,asa collection of items, so as to maketidy.Could yousort outyour wardrobe and put the clothes you no longer use in one pile to give away and another to throw away?; (transitive)To separate from theremainderof a group;often construed withfrom.We need tosort outthe problems we can solve from the ones we can't.They've alreadysorted outthe students in group A, so we just need to worry about groups B and C.; (transitive,British,slang)To takeactiontostopsomeone who has been causingtrouble, often by physicallyattackingthem.If you do that again, I'll soonsortyouout.2016, Jon Bounds, Danny Smith,Pier Review: A Road Trip in Search of the Great British Seaside:Most of the babies and kids would be put to bed by one of the adults and left on their own. Every half an hour a bluecoat would walk around the aisles and if they heard crying from your chalet they would put your block and chalet number on a board to the right of the stage. The first few times I went to a proper church and saw the hymn order to the side of the pulpit I wondered why nobody was going tosort outthose kids.; (UK,slang)To provide (somebody) with a necessity, or a solution to a problem.Hey man, I want some weed. —I'llsortyouout, mate.We really need tosortChrisoutwith a girlfriend.

Examples:

EN: I have to sort out an old matter.
ES: Tengo que arreglar un viejo asunto
EN: I want to sort out that boy.
ES: Quiero enseñarle a ese niño...
EN: I'll just sort out the evidence so will I as you wish, gentlemen
ES: Voy a ordenar el material... Yo también. Por favor, señores.
EN: Will you sort out all Mr Grannard's personal things and send them into town.
ES: - Sí, mande las cosas del señor a la ciudad.
EN: But they don't know how to sort out their knowledge
ES: Pero no saben cómo usar todo lo que saben.
EN: You'll soon get into it,you got to sort out the first stage
ES: Pronto te meterás en eso, tienes que resolver la primera etapa.
EN: -Trying to sort out things in my mind a bit
ES: Trataré de aclarar un poco las ideas en mi mente Está bien, muchacho
EN: I'll sort out the rest. OK?
ES: Yo arreglaré el resto, ¿de acuerdo?
EN: Good work. We've seriously got to sort out the tunnel.
ES: Ahora debemos ocuparnos del sótano.
EN: I come here to sort out the papers and they're telling me that I'll have to wait 7 days.
ES: Vengo a por los documentos y me dicen que tengo que esperar 7 días.
EN: Elias and Mats are coming on Sunday to sort out the wedding.
ES: Elias y Mats vendrán el sábado para hablar de la boda.
EN: -The liquor I can sort out myself.
ES: - Ya conseguiré yo el licor.
EN: I've got all day to sort out my business and answer the questions. All of them!
ES: Tengo todo el día para poner en orden mis cosas y responder preguntas. ¡A todas!
EN: It's easy to sort out.
ES: Tiene fácil solución.
EN: Not until we separated did I know what it's like to stand on my own two legs, to sort out my own problems, to be independent.
ES: Hasta que nos separamos, no supe qué era ser autosuficiente, solucionar mis propios problemas y ser independiente.

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