Phrasal Verb of the Day

bail out (1)

Meaning: to help out someone or something that's in serious trouble, especially financial trouble.

For example:

• bail out sb/sth The government had to bail out many banks and financial institutions in the 2008 financial crisis.
  
• bail sb/sth out Why do we have to bail them out with taxpayer's money? Why not just let them go bankrupt?
  

Nouns often used as objects with
bail out (1): company, bank, lenders, borrowers, creditors