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bail out

• scoop water out of a boat or ship.
• "the first priority is to bail out the boat with buckets"
• make an emergency parachute descent from an aircraft.
Similar: eject, parachute to safety,
• rescue someone or something from a difficulty.
• "the state will not bail out loss-making enterprises"
Similar: rescue, save, relieve, deliver, redeem, finance, help (out), assist, aid, come to the aid of, give/lend a helping hand to, save someone's bacon, save someone's neck, save someone's skin,

bailout noun

• an act of giving financial assistance to a failing business or economy to save it from collapse.


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