bail out

verb

1. intr to make an emergency parachute jump from an aircraft
2. informal.
   tr to help (a person, organization, etc) out of a predicament

   the government bailed the company out

3. informal.
   intr to escape from a predicament

Example Sentences

However, faced with the massive cost of getting such novel aircraft approved by regulators and then building up manufacturing capabilities, some investors are bailing out.

From BBC

But England were, not for the first time, bailed out by their supreme spin attack after their batters - so keen to be on the front foot - misfired.

From BBC

The governor wondered why the state should force Big Tech to bail out some of the state’s biggest news owners.

From Los Angeles Times

The government said it was facing "tough decisions" but added: "The solution isn’t writing a blank cheque to bail out the past, or to put taxpayers on the hook for the industrial challenges we’ve inherited."

From BBC

The district was allowed to bail out of coverage.

From Salon

Related Words

• relieve
• rescue