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Face up to Phrasals
Mark's Email Mistake _________________________________________________
Episode 12: Mark's in Trouble Mark wrote bad things about stupid Peter in an email, and he sent the email to the whole department by mistake. What's going to happen now? Peter: Mark, would you step into my office please? There's something we need to sort out. Mark, I hope you've learnt a lesson from this. I don't think you'll be writing bad things about Peter in your future emails!!!

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 out it 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

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