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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Face time with undecided voters could help out the top of the ticket.
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Mike Deehan, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
Throughout her childhood, Ndiaye-Mbaye spent afternoons in the salon, helping out, soaking up the atmosphere, internalizing the work ethic that infused her mother.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 18 Oct. 2024
Additional ghosts include a cigar-smoking man, often detected by the aroma of his stogie; a former female employee who helps out during busy times by watching the door; and a curious little boy, usually seen — and played with — by other children.
Details: 520-432-2216, copperqueen.com.
—Roger Naylor and Scott Craven, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
In addition to helping out the charity, the artists performing at the event are excited to celebrate what the soundtrack meant for their careers.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
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Mike Deehan, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
Throughout her childhood, Ndiaye-Mbaye spent afternoons in the salon, helping out, soaking up the atmosphere, internalizing the work ethic that infused her mother.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 18 Oct. 2024
Additional ghosts include a cigar-smoking man, often detected by the aroma of his stogie; a former female employee who helps out during busy times by watching the door; and a curious little boy, usually seen — and played with — by other children.
Details: 520-432-2216, copperqueen.com.
—Roger Naylor and Scott Craven, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
In addition to helping out the charity, the artists performing at the event are excited to celebrate what the soundtrack meant for their careers.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Help out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/help%20out. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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