"Mark, would you step into my office please? There's something we need to sort out."
Sort out – sorted out – sorted out
Meaning: If you sort something out, you deal successfully with a problem or difficult situation.
Grammar: This phrasal verb needs an object. It is possible to put the object between the verb and particle. If the object is a pronoun, it must go between the verb and particle.
We sorted out the problem
We sorted the problem out
We sorted it out
We sorted the problem out
We sorted it out
We sorted out it - NOT CORRECT
Example sentence: The filing system was so disorganised that it took two days to sort it out.
Synonyms: solve, resolve, reconcile, reorganise, tidy up, put in order, deal with
From: BBC Learning English - http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/
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