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bail out
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USAGE NOTE
This word may also be spelled “bale out.”
bail out(
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)A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
1. (legal)
a. pagar la fianza
I got arrested and had to ask my parents to bail me out.Fui arrestado y tuve que pedirles a mis padres que me pagaran la fianza.
2. (nautical)
a. achicar
The water filled the boat faster than we could bail it out.El agua llenaba el barco más rápidamente de lo que podíamos achicarlo.
3. (colloquial) (to get out of trouble)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. sacar de apuros
If you were more responsible, you wouldn't need me to bail you out all the time.Si fueras más responsable, no necesitarías que te sacara de apuros todo el tiempo.
b. echar un cable
I don't know what they'll do to me if I don't pay them in time. Can you bail me out?No sé qué me van a hacer si no les pago a tiempo. ¿Me puedes echar un cable?
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
5. (aviation)
a. tirarse en paracaídas
Luckily, the pilot managed to bail out before his airplane crashed.Por suerte, el piloto logró tirarse en paracaídas antes de que su avión se estrellara.
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