How do English people convey the meaning of the action of tidying up a great unordered amount of sheets of paper, books, and notes in a single word or phrase?
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1My wife would use the term "bonfire".– Hot LicksDec 31, 2014 at 14:12
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1'arrange", straighten, organize etc.– MistiDec 31, 2014 at 14:13
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1I organize or tidy up my 'filing system'. Apparently random piles of books and papers on the chairs, sofa, floor, and windowsills do constitute a filing system.– Wayfaring StrangerDec 31, 2014 at 14:22
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@WayfaringStranger : I prefer to think of piles of stuff as 'chronological ordered by most recent use'. If you have multiple piles, they're likely organized by some other concept, as well.– JoeMar 31, 2015 at 17:02
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