phrasal verb

Bail out

Letter BInseparable

2Sections

Save, rescue

Meanings

  • Save, rescue (separable [optional], International English)
  • Remove water from something that is flooded (separable [optional], International English)
  • Jump out of a plane because it is going to crash (intransitive, International English)

Examples

  • The government had to BAIL OUT the airline because it was losing so much money.
  • The boat was leaking so they had to BAIL it OUT.
  • The pilot BAILED OUT when he saw that the engines had failed.

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