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Phrase(s): pilot something out of something [and] pilot something out
to steer or guide something out of something. (Usually refers to steering a ship.) • The chubby little man with a pipe piloted the huge ship out of the harbor. • The storm made it very difficult to pilot the ship out. • Help me pilot out this old tub.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs