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kind of

[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

sort out

[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

David Shire

You can sort of be married, you can sort of be divorced, you can sort of be living together, but you can't sort of have a baby. www.sky-net-eye.com

sort

[sort] See: [OF SORTS], [IN A WAY] also [IN A SORT OF WAY]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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