to come to the rescue

Examples

• All

• Sebastian came to the rescue in Peru while we were still down there.

• It truly is a win win and yet another example of the community coming to the rescue when YouTube couldn't or wouldn't.

  Linus Tech Tips

• And that is when collaboration came to the rescue.

  Academic text (2013)

• It's time for the adults to come to the rescue again.

  Blog text (28)

• Thankfully, the cavalry of common sense is there to come to the rescue!

  Academic text (2004)

• So who came to the rescue in this case to get us out of the conundrum?

• The Democrats, on the other hand, always come to the rescue and get us out of the Republican messes.

  Blog text (8)

• Gene comes to the rescue the next morning by confessing the entire story to Betty's parents.

  Academic text (2013)

• Thankfully, Tapbots came to the rescue with a gorgeous, Retina-optimized Twitter client: Tweetbot.

  Blog text (14)

• The firefighters came to the rescue when the house caught on fire.

Synonyms

S

to save

vsto come to the rescue

∞ 1.0

Rescue someone or something from danger

focuses on arriving or intervening rather than longer term protection

R

to rescue

vsto come to the rescue

633 1.0

Save someone or something from danger

focuses on arriving or intervening rather than the final safe outcome

H

to help out

vsto come to the rescue

• Informal

486 1.0

To do something for someone who cannot do it alone

is about arriving or intervening rather than brief task specific help

C

to come through for

vsto come to the rescue

• Informal

26 3.5

To help someone when they need it most

emphasizes arriving or intervening rather than long term reliability

C

to come to one's rescue

vsto come to the rescue

16 3.1

To help someone who is in trouble or danger

focuses on arriving or intervening rather than emphasizing timing

L

to lend a helping hand

vsto come to the rescue

• Informal

6 2.7

To give someone support with a task or problem

focuses on arriving or intervening rather than voluntary cooperative help

C

to come to (someone's) aid

vsto come to the rescue

3 3.1

To help someone when they are in trouble

focuses on arriving or intervening rather than ongoing support

S

to succor

vsto come to the rescue

• Formal

1 9.6

To give help to someone in a difficult or dangerous time

is about arriving or intervening rather than simply offering general assistance

T

the cavalry showed up

vsto come to the rescue

• Informal

1 7.7

Help arrives suddenly when it is most needed

highlights the act of arriving or intervening to give assistance

S

to save (someone's) ass

vsto come to the rescue

• Offensive

1 9.3

To help someone out of a dangerous or embarrassing situation at the last moment

does not require last minute action but covers arriving to assist

P

to pull someone's bacon out of the fire

vsto come to the rescue

• Informal

1 8.9

Save someone from a difficult situation at the last moment

does not stress last minute timing and denotes general arrival to help

C

to come to the scratch

vsto come to the rescue

• UK

9.6

To help when needed, especially in a difficult situation

stresses arriving or active intervention rather than merely meeting obligation

Antonyms

I

to ignore

∞ 1.0

Choose not to pay attention to someone or something

A

to abandon

773 3.1

Leave someone or something behind permanently and without care

How Helpful

to save

∞ 1.0

to rescue

633 1.0

to come to the rescue

14 3.4

assist

33 1.8

help

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology