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[sort out] {v. phr.} 1. To alphabetize; arrange in numerical order. * /The secretary helped Professor Brown sort out his numerous index cards./ 2. To clarify. * /"Help me sort […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[kind of] or [sort of] {adv. phr.}, {informal} Almost but not quite; rather. * /A guinea pig looks kind of like a rabbit, but it has short ears./ * /Bob […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[of sorts] or [of a sort] {adj. phr.} Not especially good; not very good; of common quality. * /Joel was a magician of sorts, and popular at parties./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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