bale out

• Verbo frasal usado para tirar água de dentro de um barco, ou, em sentido figurado, abandonar uma situação ou ajudar alguém a sair de um aperto.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of removing water from a boat or, figuratively, to abandon a situation or rescue someone from difficulty.

incontável · transitivo e intransitivo · phrasal, separável

1. formal

   To remove water from a boat or a flooded area using a container.

   Esvaziar a água

   • They had to bale out the boat after the storm.
   • He used a bucket to bale out the water from the basement.
   • The crew worked quickly to bale out the sinking vessel.

   Sinônimosbailbail outdipemptyladlescoop

2. Escape or abandoninformalbritish

   To leave a difficult or dangerous situation, often suddenly.

   Fugir de situação perigosa

   • He decided to bale out of the failing business.
   • The pilot had to bale out when the engine failed.
   • She bailed out of the project when it became too stressful.

   Sinônimosabandonback outbail outchicken outescapefleeget awayretreatrun awaywithdraw

   Antônimosconfrontfaceremainstay

Verbo basebale