Emotions & feelings

sort through your feelings

understand mixed emotions

To think carefully about your feelings until you understand them better.

B2 common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

Are you ready to make a decision?

Not yet—I am still sorting through my feelings.

Play the conversation

I needed a quiet weekend to sort through my feelings after the conversation.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I need time to sort out through my feelings.

Say: I need time to sort through my feelings.

“Sort through” means examine feelings one by one; do not combine it with “out.”

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

sort through your feelings; sort through one's emotions

Your turn: say it out loud

I needed a quiet weekend to sort through my feelings after the conversation.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

sort through your feelings

understand mixed emotions

“I needed a quiet weekend to sort through my feelings after the conversation.”

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