help (sb) out
— phrasal verb with help uk/help/us/help/verb
B2 If you help out, you do a part of someone's work or give someone money:
Her parents helped (her) out with a £500 loan.
More examples
- I don't mind helping them out, but I can't help feeling a bit put-upon.
- Thanks for helping me out with that report - you saved my life!
- They promised that they would help out.
- Paul helped his elderly neighbour out by clearing snow from her path.
- In his closing remarks, the chairman thanked everyone who had helped out.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Helping and co-operating
- a good/bad turn idiom
- abet
- aid
- assist
- assistance
- avail
- bridge
- facilitate
- give sb a leg up idiom
- give/lend sb a helping hand idiom
- go a long way toward(s) doing sth idiom
- hang
- platform
- reach
- run errands idiom
- scene
- see sb through sth
- share a platform idiom
- start sb off
- succour
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