sort out
(transitive) To fix (a problem).
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"They'll do something to sort out Trans rights and the (re)emerging issues around race and ethnicity"
This is what happens (crap that I find) when I try to sort out my archiving. Can't even remember what it was in response to 😂
I’m talking Gaza Independents and Reform here. If they are to be ‘brought to engage’, there’ll be no resources left over to sort out the bins and potholes!
Comm prices going up later and opening up soon. Just had to sort out banking.
You can forget the US for the next 3-5 election cycles. The Checks and Balances ARE OUT OF ORDER. They have to sort out their issues first, and meanwhile they are no help to anybody.
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(transitive) To fix (a problem).
The computer won't let me delete that file; could you sort it out?
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(transitive) To arrange.
Could you call Dave and sort out a meeting for tomorrow?
“"They'll do something to sort out Trans rights and the (re)emerging issues around race and ethnicity"”
— Bluesky· May 2026“This is what happens (crap that I find) when I try to sort out my archiving. Can't even remember what it was in response to 😂”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I’m talking Gaza Independents and Reform here. If they are to be ‘brought to engage’, there’ll be no resources left over to sort out the bins and potholes!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Comm prices going up later and opening up soon. Just had to sort out banking.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“You can forget the US for the next 3-5 election cycles. The Checks and Balances ARE OUT OF ORDER. They have to sort out their issues first, and meanwhile they are no help to anybody.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(transitive) To clarify by reviewing mentally.
It's a bit confused at the moment, I'll try to sort it out later.
“I read years ago that the small cluster munitions that are scattered to explode when touched are designed specifically to injure and not always kill for this exact reason , takes far more resources to sort out someone with a hand or foot blown off than ship a corpse back.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Yeah but coming off X might upset Elon and Donald and we don't want that. Much better to do some empty virtue signalling by banning pro Palestine marches. That'll sort out anti semitism.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“You sure are! Now go sort out that soggy diaper. I know you haven't probably changed yet this morning haha”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Maybe he could help out the Labour council in Birmingham sort out the bin strike first. Pals down there tell me its still going on.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The last of the supplies to make more Lestat bondage necklaces arrived so I am a jewellery factory today… I’ll be listing them on Etsy once I do the promo photos and sort out shipping profiles, etc, but since I’m hand making them there’ll only be limited quantities! #tvl #iwtv”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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