bail up

1. (Австралия, переходный)To apply a bail to (a cow); to trap or corner.

2. (Австралия, Новая Зеландия, переходный)To stop (someone) to talk to them; to buttonhole.

   I'm late because Debbie bailed me up on the phone.

3. (Австралия, переходный)To rob (someone).

   They bailed me up for fifty bucks.

4. (Австралия, переходный)To corner (someone); to hold (someone) under threat of violence; for dogs to hold people or animals at bay.

5. (непереходный)For rocks, clay, etc. to build up around a drill.

неправильный

• bail outвычерпать, вычёрпыватьTo secure the release of an arrested person by providing bail money.
• bail upTo apply a bail to (a cow); to trap or corner.
• bail onTo abandon (someone or something).