Communication

help someone out

give practical help

To give someone practical help with a problem or task.

B1 very common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

I'm struggling with these boxes.

Sure, I'll help you out.

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Could you help me out by checking this form before I send it?

The mistake everyone makes

Not: Can you help out me with this box?

Say: Can you help me out with this box?

Put the person between “help” and “out” when using a pronoun object.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

help someone out; help someone out with something

Your turn: say it out loud

Could you help me out by checking this form before I send it?

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

help someone out

give practical help

“Could you help me out by checking this form before I send it?”

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