To bail out is to rescue somebody from trouble, usually with money. Bail out the bank, bail out a friend, refuse to bail out.
The word came into general use in the financial crisis and is now used of any rescue. Its other senses are scooping water from a boat and jumping from an aircraft, and all three share the idea of escape.
1phrasebail outTo rescue somebody from trouble, usually with money.
“The government had to bail out two banks in a fortnight.”
bail out is a phrase.
Practised in Phrasal Verbs