help out
phrasal verb
helped out; helping out; helps out
: to do something so another person's job or task is easier
I can't do this myself. Won't someone please help me out?
I sometimes help out in the kitchen.
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Ryan is also a great friend — supportive, funny and always willing to help out.
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The Star, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2025
The team’s high valuation shows how strong a demand there is to invest in Formula 1, which saw its popularity explode in the U.S. thanks to Netflix’s Drive to Survive series—and surely Brad Pitt and Damson Idris’s F1 flick helped out with that, too.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 31 July 2025
Forcing players like Brunson to speed up the game should help out the team in getting players more involved and out of disadvantaged situations.
—Tom Rende, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
The South Windsor family is trying to pick up the pieces, and the community is helping out.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2025
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The Star, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2025
The team’s high valuation shows how strong a demand there is to invest in Formula 1, which saw its popularity explode in the U.S. thanks to Netflix’s Drive to Survive series—and surely Brad Pitt and Damson Idris’s F1 flick helped out with that, too.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 31 July 2025
Forcing players like Brunson to speed up the game should help out the team in getting players more involved and out of disadvantaged situations.
—Tom Rende, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
The South Windsor family is trying to pick up the pieces, and the community is helping out.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2025
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“Help out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/help%20out. Accessed 15 Aug. 2025.
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