bail out
phrasal verbbail out (of something)
(British English also bale out (of something))
- to jump out of a plane that is going to crash
- The pilot bailed out and parachuted into the sea.
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- to escape from a situation that you no longer want to be involved in
- I'd understand if you wanted to bail out of this relationship.
bail out | bail something out
(British English also bale out, bale something out)
- to empty water from something by lifting it out with your hand or a container
- He had to stop rowing to bail water out of the boat.
- The boat will sink unless we bail out.
bail somebody out
- to pay somebody’s bail for themTopics Law and justicec2
bail somebody out (of something)
(British English also bale somebody out (of something))
- to rescue somebody from a difficult situation
- The government had to bail the company out of financial difficulty.
- Ryan's late goal bailed out his team.