help (someone) out of a fix

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help (someone) out of a fix

To help someone avoid or escape from some troublesome, difficult, or dangerous position or situation. My father's always having to go down to the courthouse to help my knuckle-headed brother out of some fix or another. Thanks so much for staying late with me to finish that report the other day—you really helped me out of a fix!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Lambert	LAHM-bert (German), LAHM-bərt (Dutch), lam-BER (French), LAM-bərt (English)	German, Dutch, French, English, Ancient Germanic
Modesto	mo-DHE-sto (Spanish, Italian)	Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Lan	-	Chinese, Vietnamese
'Avimelekh	-	Biblical Hebrew
Ing	-	Germanic Mythology
Egilhard	-	Ancient Germanic