bail out

Definition

To secure the release of an arrested person by providing bail money.

Example Sentences

• "But it passed, leaving us up to our knees in water. 'Bail out! bail out!' shouted Job, suiting the action to the word."
• "Once again, the industry got itself in trouble and government had to bail it out."
• "Stanning, who was commissioned from Sandhurst in 2008 and has served in Afghanistan, is not the first soldier to bail out the organisers at these Games but will be among the most celebrated."