Phrasal Verbs
- 1to jump out of a plane that is going to crash The pilot bailed out and parachuted into the sea.
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- 2to escape from a situation that you do not want to be involved in anymore I'd understand if you wanted to bail out of this relationship.
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.
to pay someone's bail for them
to rescue someone from a difficult situation The government had to bail the company out of financial difficulty. Ryan's late goal bailed out his team. Thesaurussave
- rescue
- bail somebody out
- come through (for somebody)
- save to prevent someone from dying, being harmed or destroyed, or losing something:Doctors were unable to save him. a campaign to save the panda from extinction
- rescue to save someone from a dangerous or harmful situation:They were rescued by a passing cruise ship.
- bail somebody out to rescue someone from a difficult situation, especially by providing money:Don't expect me to bail you out if it all goes wrong.
- come through (for somebody) (somewhat informal) to prevent disaster for someone:My sister really came through for me when I lost my job.
- to save/rescue somebody/something from something
- to rescue somebody/bail somebody out financially