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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Steven, who works at IKEA, also helps out with family finances while the youngest, 15-year-old Brandon, attends high school.
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Jessica Oliva, Miami Herald, 10 Dec. 2025
Griffin, who comes from a military family, has long enjoyed his partnership with USAA and couldn’t have been happier to help out with this.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Dec. 2025
William frequently helps out over this period, serving Christmas lunches to patrons at homelessness shelters and kitchens, like The Passage.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
Next to them, another family set up a larger altar with half a dozen statues of the Virgin Mary — and had four generations helping out.
—CBS News, 9 Dec. 2025
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Jessica Oliva, Miami Herald, 10 Dec. 2025
Griffin, who comes from a military family, has long enjoyed his partnership with USAA and couldn’t have been happier to help out with this.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Dec. 2025
William frequently helps out over this period, serving Christmas lunches to patrons at homelessness shelters and kitchens, like The Passage.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
Next to them, another family set up a larger altar with half a dozen statues of the Virgin Mary — and had four generations helping out.
—CBS News, 9 Dec. 2025
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“Help out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/help%20out. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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