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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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bail out

0A: Eric was losing the audience. If I hadn't been for me, we would have lost the challenge. 02br
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00B: Yes, you totally bailed him out. 02br
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00It seems like the meaning of bail out in this context is to save someone. There's another meaning that I know of, that is 'to quit' - he bailed out on his friends at the last minute. So, it has contradicting meanings and the context determines which the intended meaning is, am I right?02br
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"02br 02br 001. When you get someone out of jail by posting their bail money. 02br 02br 002.

— BarbaraPA

  • "02br 02br 001.
  • When you get someone out of jail by posting their bail money.
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  • When you jump out of an airplane or other vessel because it's in trouble.
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0I can think of three meanings for "bail out."02br
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001. When you get someone out of jail by posting their bail money. That would be the metaphorical meaning in this dialogue - you got him out of trouble.02br
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002. When you jump out of an airplane or other vessel because it's in trouble. That would be the metaphorical meaning of abandoning your fri
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0I love your metaphors as they help me understand the term's origins. 0-
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