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bail someone out to help someone out of a difficult situation by providing money. When the airlines began to fail, they asked the government to bail them out. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of bail out (= to use a container to remove water from a boat) bail out (of something) to stop doing something or being involved in something. Bad working conditions have caused many nurses to bail out of the profession. The TV show triggered a number of protests, and some of the sponsors bailed out. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of bail out (= to jump out of an aircraft with a parachute) jump bail to fail to appear in court after giving money to obtain your release before trial. McPhee jumped bail and was never heard from again. See also: jump How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Marathon has also developed a handcart to go with the balers that will enable employees to move the bales out of the store to a designated pickup area. |
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