4 English Phrasal Verbs With 'BAIL'

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4 phrasal verbs with 'BAIL'

Bail out

1. Save, rescue
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: The government had to BAIL OUT the airline because it was losing so much money.
2. Remove water from something that is flooded
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: The boat was leaking so they had to BAIL it OUT.
3. Jump out of a plane because it is going to crash
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: The pilot BAILED OUT when he saw that the engines had failed.

Bail out of

1. Pay a bond to release someone from jail
   ( | International English)
   
   » Example: I must BAIL my drunken brother OUT OF jail.

Bail out on

1. Stop supporting someone when they are in trouble
   (Inseparable | American English)
   
   » Example: Everybody BAILED OUT ON him when the scandal broke.

Bail up

1. Talk to someone and delay them
   (Intransitive | Australian English)
   
   » Example: I was late because he BAILED me UP on the phone and wouldn't shut up.
2. Rob someone at gunpoint
   (Intransitive | Australian English)
   
   » Example: He was BAILED UP by a couple of muggers as he came out of the bank.

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