come to someone's rescue en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To rescue (or save) someone from further harm.
With the hosts not able to find their passes - everything that went forward was too heavy or too short - Terry once again had to come to his side's rescue after Davies had brilliantly nodded into the path of Elmander, who followed up swiftly with a deflected shot.
2010 December 29, Chris Whyatt, “Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC:Huguette Diakabana remembers when she had to drop out of school at age 10 — until a mysterious donor came to her rescue.
2025 November 13, Kamala Thiagarajan, “If you're going to be kind to another human, today is the day to do it!”, in NPR:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| came to someone's rescue | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| comes to someone's rescue | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| coming to someone's rescue | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| come to someone's rescue | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (4)
pl przyjść z pomocą (to rescue someone from further harm) · pl przychodzić z pomocą (to rescue someone from further harm) · mi piki (to rescue someone from further harm) · nl te hulp komen (to rescue someone from further harm)