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)
Example Sentences
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“If a little girl is taking care of business,” he said, “we figured we should probably help out, too.”
From Literature
But she will not be roping in her mum, Liz, to help out despite the former world 10,000m champion being desperate to step in and lend a hand.
From BBC
Since I’d been helping out stitching the detectives’ costumes, I’d become friendly with a few of the agents, and Mr. Webster was the merriest.
From Literature
This season, the roster is at 13 with freshmen helping out.
From Los Angeles Times
Video from the scene showed Joshua being helped out from the back seat of a wrecked large car.
From BBC
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