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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But until then, parents will want to reinforce to their kids the importance of helping out with tidying up around the house.
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Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 16 May 2025
The Mexican American protagonist, Ana (Tatianna Córdoba) has just graduated high school and is helping out at the factory—her sister’s business—while also interning at a local newspaper and trying not to let down her self-sacrificing mother (Justina Machado).
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 16 May 2025
Are there any pitchers in the minor leagues who could help out the Jays?
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 16 May 2025
When Gomez won a seat on the Montebello Unified School District board of trustees in 1997, Richard Polanco — the Johnny Appleseed-meets-Scrooge McDuck of Latino politics in California — helped out his campaign.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
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Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 16 May 2025
The Mexican American protagonist, Ana (Tatianna Córdoba) has just graduated high school and is helping out at the factory—her sister’s business—while also interning at a local newspaper and trying not to let down her self-sacrificing mother (Justina Machado).
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 16 May 2025
Are there any pitchers in the minor leagues who could help out the Jays?
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 16 May 2025
When Gomez won a seat on the Montebello Unified School District board of trustees in 1997, Richard Polanco — the Johnny Appleseed-meets-Scrooge McDuck of Latino politics in California — helped out his campaign.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
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“Help out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/help%20out. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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