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To rescue, especially financially.
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Once again, the industry got itself in trouble and government had to bail it out.
Submitted on August 31, 2012
Modified by acronimous on May 09, 2021
More phrases:
- bring down
- come up
- creep up
- lay low
- polish off
- put by
- put down
- run across
- run through
- tumble to
- vote in
- babe in arms
- bend somebody's ear
- cake crumbs
- catch-as-catch-can
- common-or-garden
- cooking with gas
- dead duck
- drop a dime
- easy as pie
- even money
- fight tooth and nail
- flower
- fly off the handle
- get a handle on
- get it on
- go out of one's way
- hold your fire
- if needs be
- in black and white
- in touch
- it takes two to tango
- make believe
- mind one's own business
- night owl
- nine lives
- nuts and bolts
- on one's toes
- on the nose
- out of line
- out of this world
- price is right
- quarter past
- rain cheque
- raise a stink
- rock the boat
- shape up
- shut down
- smash hit
- so much for
- stars in one's eyes
- stem the tide
- sure enough
- take it easy
- take its toll
- talk a blue streak
- that does it
- today we are all
- turn to stone
- under one's belt
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