- 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. 2012.
sort someone out
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sort (someone) out — Verb. To beat (someone) up … English slang and colloquialisms
sort (someone) out — Verb. To beat (someone) up … English slang and colloquialisms
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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
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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
