help out
Britishverb
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to assist or aid (someone), esp by sharing the burden
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to share the burden or cost of something with (another person)
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If the grandparents weren’t able to help out, “there would be more burnout,” Shepherd said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
"The key thing is that there is help out there, it's just tapping into it."
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Maddie and Avery moved back from New York to help out as their mother tried to keep Little Flower going while dealing with dislocation and a nightmarish battle with her insurance company.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Of course, the rest of Class 203 wants to help out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
We also help out on Reading Buddy Nights, when little kids come to the library to read stories with middle schoolers like us.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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