sort out

Meaning

1. Oxford50% of films

   to organize sth successfully

2. Oxford20% of films

   to deal with sb who is causing trouble, etc. especially by punishing or attacking them

3. Oxford20% of films

   to organize the contents of sth; to tidy sth

4. Oxford10% of films

   to separate sth from a larger group

In the movies · 4

• If we sit here a minute, it'll sort itself out.Michael Collins1996
• - Just sort yourself out, OK? - I know, I know.Boiling Point2021
• Sort myself out, ta.Another Year2010
• He'll sort out the details.Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels1998
• Sort what out?Another Year2010
• I'll sort out Harry.In Bruges2008
• We'll sort out who's who in Washington.Mission: Impossible - Fallout2018
• get your shit together and sort out your priorities.Jojo Rabbit2019

Learn it in full scenes

• Boiling Point2021
  • The Food Safety Inspection
  • Health Inspector Downgrades the Kitchen
  • Andy Tries to Hold the Kitchen
• Another Year2010
  • A Woman Asks for Sleeping Pills
  • Janet Rates Her Happiness
  • Mary Confides in Gerri Over Drinks
• Jojo Rabbit2019
  • Captain K Addresses the Jungvolk
  • Jojo Refuses to Kill the Rabbit
  • Rosie Pushes Jojo Out the Door

From the same entry

• it takes all sorts
• of sorts
• out of sorts
• sort of
• a sort of
• nothing of the kind
• separate out the men from the boys
• sort out the sheep from the goats
• sort out the wheat from the chaff
• sort itself out
• sort out
• sort through

More phrasal verbs

• come along
• open up
• refer to
• go off
• come through
• drop out
• stand by
• look around
• fill up
• come by
• live together
• go by