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help out

British  

verb

  1. to assist or aid (someone), esp by sharing the burden

  2. to share the burden or cost of something with (another person)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
help out Idioms  

  1. Give additional assistance, as in I offered to help out with the holiday rush at the store. [Early 1600s]

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First Minister Eluned Morgan, then a member of the European Parliament for mid and west Wales, revealed she still had a pair of wellington boots "with Sea Empress oil on them" after helping out.

From BBC

After graduating from college, he spent a year helping out on the farm while his father recovered from surgery for prostate cancer.

From The Wall Street Journal

She urged her 2.4m followers to help out his family through the online fundraiser that they had set up to help with medical bills and other expenses.

From BBC

You can even volunteer to help out another team as long as you keep your manager in the loop.

From Barron's

But he conceded: "It helps out a lot."

From Barron's

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