- Bail (somebody) up
- to corner somebody physically
Australian slang. 2013.
Bail (somebody) up
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bail somebody out of something — ˌbail sbˈout (of sth) derived to rescue sb from a difficult situation • The government had to bail the company out of financial difficulty. • Ryan s late goal bailed out his team. Main entry: ↑bailderived … Useful english dictionary
bail somebody out — … Useful english dictionary
bail — ▪ I. bail bail 1 [beɪl] noun [uncountable] LAW 1. when someone who has been accused of a crime is allowed to remain free until their court case starts, usually because an amount of money has been given to the court which the court will keep if… … Financial and business terms
bail — bail1 [beıl] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: keeping someone as a prisoner , from baillier to deliver, keep as a prisoner , from Medieval Latin bajulare to control , from Latin bajulus someone who carries loads ] 1.) [U] money left with … Dictionary of contemporary English
bail out — verb 1. free on bail • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑free, ↑liberate, ↑release, ↑unloose, ↑unloosen, ↑loose … Useful english dictionary
Bail up — to corner (somebody) physically; hold up; rob; bail someone up in the street for a chat; earbash … Dictionary of Australian slang
bail up — I Australian Slang to corner (somebody) physically; hold up; rob; bail someone up in the street for a chat; earbash II Australian English Hold up, rob, earbash … English dialects glossary
bale somebody out — ˌbale ˈout | ˌbale sthˈout | ˌbale sbˈout derived (BrE) = ↑bail out, ↑bail something out, ↑bail somebody out Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
at somebody's discretion — at sb s diˈscretion idiom according to what sb decides or wishes to do • Bail is granted at the discretion of the court. • There is no service charge and tipping is at your discretion. Main entry: ↑discretionidiom … Useful english dictionary
bale out — verb remove (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side • Syn: ↑bail out • Hypernyms: ↑remove, ↑take, ↑take away, ↑withdraw • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
bale something out — ˌbale ˈout | ˌbale sthˈout | ˌbale sbˈout derived (BrE) = ↑bail out, ↑bail something out, ↑bail somebody out Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
