bail out phrasal verb (see also bail)

1. bail somebody/something ↔ out (also bale somebody/something ↔ out British English) to do something to help someone out of trouble, especially financial problems:
Some local businesses have offered to bail out the museum.
Sutton bailed his team out with a goal in the last minute.

2. bail somebody ↔ out to leave a large sum of money with a court so that someone can be let out of prison while waiting for their trial:
Clarke’s family paid £500 to bail him out.

3. American English to escape from a plane, using a parachute Synonym : bale out British English

4. bail something ↔ out (also bale something ↔ out British English) to remove water that has come into a boat

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ˈbail-out noun [countable]
informal financial help given to a person or a company that is in difficulty

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rescue to remove someone from a dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant situation:
Firefighters worked for two hours to rescue people from the building.
Will you rescue me if I get stuck talking to Sam?
come to the rescue/sb’s rescue to come and rescue or help someone:
It was an embarrassing moment, but fortunately Paul came to the rescue.
Several people saw I was in trouble, but no one came to my rescue.
save to prevent someone from being killed, harmed, or losing something, or to make it possible for something to continue:
Wearing a seat belt can help save your life.
They saved the hospital from closure.
If you break down in the desert, there is no one there to save you.
pick somebody up to rescue someone from a dangerous place by taking them away in a boat or aircraft:
A lifeboat picked them up two miles from the coast.
They spent the night near the top of the mountain, before being picked up by a helicopter.
bail somebody out to rescue a person, company etc from a difficult situation, by providing them with the money they need:
A number of state-owned enterprises have been bailed out by the central bank.
He owed thousands of pounds and his mother had to bail him out.
a dramatic rescue
A woman is in hospital following a dramatic rescue from her blazing flat.
a daring rescue
The lifeboat crew has been honoured for a daring rescue on the Cleveland coast.
attempt/mount a rescue (=try to rescue someone)
The stormy conditions made it impossible to mount a rescue.
a rescue attempt/effort
One fire fighter was severely burned in the rescue attempt.
a rescue operation/mission
A major rescue operation was launched yesterday after two divers were reported missing.
a rescue worker
Rescue workers are searching through the rubble for survivors.
a rescue team
He was still conscious when the rescue team arrived.
a rescue helicopter/boat/ship
A rescue helicopter is on its way.
a rescue plan/package (=plan to save a company, economy etc that is in trouble)
They drew up a rescue plan that involved restructuring the firm.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

bail out
bail (someone) out
to help someone out of a difficult situation by providing money.
When the airlines began to fail, they asked the government to bail them out.

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of bail out (= to use a container to remove water from a boat)
bail out (of (something))
to stop doing something or being involved in something.
Bad working conditions have caused many nurses to bail out of the profession.

The TV show triggered a number of protests, and some of the sponsors bailed out.

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of bail out (= to jump out of an aircraft with a parachute)

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

bail out
1. • bail (someone) out
to pay a sum of money that allows someone to get out of jail while waiting for a trial
The family of the accused criminal paid much money to bail him out.

The singer had to pay much money to bail himself out of prison.

2. • bail (someone or something) out
to help or rescue someone or something
The government decided to bail out the troubled bank.

3. • bail out (of something)
to abandon a situation, to jump out of an airplane
The plan to buy a summer home with our friends was becoming too expensive so we decided to bail out.

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bail something out
• bail (someone or something) out
to help or rescue someone or something
The government decided to bail out the troubled bank.

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bail out
bail out¹ v.
1. To secure release from prison until trial by leaving or promising money or property for a while.
When college students got into trouble with the police, the college president would always bail them out.
2. informal To free from trouble by giving or lending money.
He started a small business, which prospered after his father had to bail him out a couple of times.
bail out² v. To jump from an airplane and drop with a parachute.
When the second engine failed, the pilot told everyone to bail out.
bail out¹ v. To dip water from a filling or leaking boat; throw water out of a boat to prevent its sinking.
Both men were kept busy bailing out the rowboat after it began to leak.

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