Intermediate ๐Ÿ’ฌ Idioms & Phrasal Verbs ยท #120 of 182

Phrasal Verb: Sort Out

to resolve

Examples

  • We sorted out the problem.

Key rules

  • Sort out means solve a problem or organise things
  • It is separable: sort out the problem or sort the problem out
  • With a pronoun, the pronoun goes in the middle: sort it out
  • It is common in everyday and business English

Common mistakes

  • We sorted the problem out it โ†’ We sorted it out
๐Ÿ’ก Tip: Use "sort out" for both fixing problems and tidying a room.

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