Phrase · B2 · Neutral · especially common in conversation
sort something out
Deal successfully with a problem, confusing situation, or practical arrangement.
rešiti; srediti; razjasniti problem ili situaciju
Memory scene
A tangled box of cables becomes neat labeled lines: confusion is sorted until the system works again.
How it sounds
sort sum-thing OWT
Stress out; in US speech, sort has a clear r sound.
Build the sentence
sort + problem/arrangement + out · sort out + full noun phrase · sort out how/what/where
Use it
The hotel sorted out the booking error before we arrived.
A full noun object can follow the complete phrasal verb.
Give me an hour to sort it out with the billing team.
A pronoun must go between sort and out; with names the other participant.
Watch out
This phrasal verb is separable: sort it out, not sort out it. This lesson covers solving a problem, not physically classifying objects; UK informal sort someone out can also sound threatening.
Nearby language
The closest formal verb and common in careful writing.
More informal and often used for a concrete fault, while sort out also suits arrangements and confusion.
Can mean understand or devise a solution; sort out emphasizes bringing the situation to a satisfactory state.
Make it yours
Na računu je pogrešan iznos i morate da rešite problem sa službom za naplatu.