esl #english #idioms #informal #verb

bail out (1) {v.}

  1. To secure release from prison until trial by leaving or promising money or property for a while.

When college students got into trouble with the police, the college president would always bail them out.

  1. {informal}
    To free from trouble by giving or lending money.

He started a small business, which prospered after his father had to bail him out a couple of times. Categories: money {informal} {v.}