The proposed law was in trouble, but Senator Todd bailed out the bill at the last minute.
•I was going to be late with my report, but my roommate lent a hand and bailed me out at the last minute.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
bail someone out — bail something out the state was called in to bail out the foundering housing project Syn: rescue, save, relieve; finance, help (out), assist, aid; informal save someone s bacon/neck/skin … Thesaurus of popular words
bail someone/something out — RESCUE, save, relieve; finance, help (out), assist, aid; informal save someone s bacon/neck/skin. → bail * * * release someone or something from a difficulty; rescue the state will not bail out loss making enterprises … Useful english dictionary
bail someone/thing out — rescue someone or something from a difficulty. → bail someone/thing up … English new terms dictionary
bail something out — See bail someone out … Thesaurus of popular words
bail someone/something out — Syn: rescue, save, relieve, finance, help (out), aid … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
bail — 1 noun (U) 1 money left with a court of law to prove that a prisoner will return when their trial 1 (1) starts: release sb on bail/grant sb bail (=let someone out of prison when bail is paid): She was released on bail of $5000. | be on bail (=be… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bail — bail1 [beıl] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: keeping someone as a prisoner , from baillier to deliver, keep as a prisoner , from Medieval Latin bajulare to control , from Latin bajulus someone who carries loads ] 1.) [U] money left with … Dictionary of contemporary English
bail — ▪ I. bail bail 1 [beɪl] noun [uncountable] LAW 1. when someone who has been accused of a crime is allowed to remain free until their court case starts, usually because an amount of money has been given to the court which the court will keep if… … Financial and business terms
bail — I UK [beɪl] / US noun Word forms bail : singular bail plural bails * 1) a) [uncountable] legal money that is given to a court when someone is allowed to stay out of prison until their trial. If they do not return for the trial, the court keeps… … English dictionary
bail — bail1 noun 1》 the temporary release of an accused person awaiting trial, sometimes on condition that a sum of money is lodged to guarantee their appearance in court. 2》 money paid by or for such a person as security. verb release or secure the… … English new terms dictionary
bail — noun he was released on bail bail out bail someone out bail something out Syn: surety, security, assurance, indemnity, indemnification; bond, guarantee, pledge; archaic gage … Thesaurus of popular words
