Significato: about

a·bout || ə'baʊtadv. circa, all'incirca, pressappoco, più o meno; quasi, pressoché; vicino; intorno, attorno, in giroprep. su, di, intorno a, circa; vicino, presso, accanto a, attorno a

sort oneself out Idioma

a bad taste in my mouth

a feeling that something is false or unfair, a feeling of ill will I left the meeting with a bad taste in my mouth. There was a lot of dishonesty in the room.

a bawling out

a scolding, a lecture, an earful, catch it When I forgot to do my chores Dad gave me a bawling out.

a blackout (TV)

refusal to broadcast an event during that event A blackout is intended to encourage fans to attend an event.

a blackout (war)

a policy that requires lights to be turned off Blackouts prevented bombers from seeing their targets at night.

a blowout

to win by a large score, no contest """Did the Flames win?"" ""Ya, 11-2. It was a blowout."""

a contract out on

a contract that pays to have someone killed There's a contract out on Mike. The boss doesn't like him.

a falling out

a disagreement, a break in friendship Guy and Jean had a falling out. They argued about religion.

a handout

free food or money, freeload I'm not asking for a handout. I'll pay you back when I find work.

a wash-out

a failure, a lost cause No one attended the concert. It was a wash-out.

about time

nearly late, high time It's about time you got here. We've been waiting a long time.

sort (oneself) out

1. To accomplish oneself presentable; to fix one's appearance. In this usage, a automatic pronoun is acclimated amid "sort" and "out." A: "People from the bounded bi-weekly appetite to do an account with you." B: "OK, acquaint them I aloof charge 15 account to array myself out first." You're a mess, Tom—your clothes are bedraggled and you aroma like you haven't showered in a week. Booty the blow of the day off, go home, and array yourself out.2. To activate to anticipate or act appropriately. In this usage, a automatic pronoun is acclimated amid "sort" and "out." I apperceive you're fatigued out, but you charge to array yourself out and get this address done! I achievement she sorts herself out soon. We charge her to be focused branch into this trial.3. To understand, organize, or boldness some issues or problems one is facing. I apperceive you're grappling with a lot appropriate now, so amuse feel chargeless to booty some time off from assignment to array yourself out. The administrator aloof larboard his aggregation to array themselves out whenever they ran into adversity with the project.4. To become calm or stable; to aggregate one's thoughts and emotions. I was so agitated that I had to footfall alfresco for a minute so I could array myself out. The attestant approved to array himself out afore resuming his affecting testimony.Learn more: out, sort

sort out

1. To abstracted and align article according to assertive properties. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "sort" and "out." We charge to array these clothes out and adjudge what we're activity to keep. My job is to array out the recyclables so that all the paper, plastic, aluminum, and bottle goes to the appropriate allotment of the facility.2. To accept or boldness a botheration or conflict. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "sort" and "out." They brought in the arch of animal assets to array the affair out. I've spent about an hour on this algebraic problem, but I still can't array it out.3. To correct, discipline, reprimand, or abuse addition for their behavior. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "sort" and "out." The authoritarian had to appear in to array out the assertive students. A: "The new accountant has been giving me annihilation but affliction back he began." B: "Don't worry, I'll go array him out."Learn more: out, sort

sort oneself out

to cull oneself together; to amount out what to do about one's problems. (Fig. on array article out {2}.) I charge a few canicule to array myself out. I charge some time to array myself out.Learn more: out, sort

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