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Phrase(s): tow someone or something out (of some place)
to pull something, such as a car, out of something, such as a ditch. (The someone refers to the property of someone, not the person.) • The farmer used his tractor to tow Andrew out of the ditch. • He towed the car out of the ditch., Phrase(s): tow someone or something out (to something)
to pull something, such as a boat, or someone in or on something out in the water, to something. (The someone refers to the property of someone, not the person.) • Frank, who was on his surfboard, asked Tony to tow him out to the little island. • We towed the raft out where the water is deep.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs