释义 |
sort-out [f. vbl. phr. to sort out: see sort v.1 11.] a. The action or an instance of sorting out (of things or situations that are in disarray). b. A fight or dispute.
1937Partridge Dict. Slang 802/1 Sort-out, a fight, a mellay. 1961John o' London's 25 May 591/2 An enlightened attempt at a black-and-white sort-out. 1964C. Willock Enormous Zoo i. 14 Beaton himself had a sort-out with a buffalo bull that tried to overturn his Land-Rover. 1972Tel. (Brisbane) 18 May 18/4 He was the most cantankerous character I have met. I had only been here two days when we had our first sort-out. 1981G. Hammond Revenge Game vii. 65 You folk finish the first sort-out downstairs. |