Idiom idiom
bail out
Meaning
To rescue, especially financially.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“My brother had to bail me out when I lost my wallet.”
“The government decided to bail out the struggling airline to save thousands of jobs.”
“Faced with collapse, the family business was saved only when a distant uncle agreed to bail them out with a generous, unexpected loan.”
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Last updated August 10, 2026