lifeline
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈlaɪfˌlaɪn/
:
salvavidas
- The financial aid was a lifeline that kept the nonprofit organization running during tough times.
- provide a lifeline
- throw a lifeline
- become a lifeline
And that was the lifeline for Russia was their oil and natural gas.
- And that was the lifeline for Russia was their oil and natural gas.
- What you need to use is a lifeline right now.
- That lack of coal and oil meant real problems keeping the train network France's lifeline running properly.
- There's two aspects to debt that can be your, your, your biggest lifeline to growth, your quickest way to failure.
- It can be a lifeline for businesses and families, even though it can be difficult.
- And so, Irwin, your point that you have to see the humor in the tragedy, otherwise you've got no lifeline.
- How do you communicate to that person, throw them a lifeline and, and kind of, you know, help them figure out a better path forward?
- Like your wife has been a fucking lifeline to me.
Examples
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The publications were our major lifeline for keeping up with what was going on in the field.
Academic text (1997) -
So this round of financing really is a lifeline, Scott.
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And that was the lifeline for Russia was their oil and natural gas.
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How do you communicate to that person, throw them a lifeline and, and kind of, you know, help them figure out a better path forward?
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You throw me a lifeline, I'll give you half.
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And he offered me a lifeline.
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This book is a lifeline.
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Rivers have always been and are still today a lifeline to numerous cities and communities bordering them.
Academic text (2006) -
His gentle voice has been a lifeline for me during the maturing parts of my life.
Fiction book (1997) -
Thus, the sea routes in the region are usually regarded as economic lifelines for East Asian countries, particularly Japan.
Academic text (2005)
Synonyms
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3.0
A person or thing that helps you a lot when you are in trouble
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3.5
Help that keeps someone going in hard times, like care from family
13
4.0
Equipment that keeps a person alive by doing the body's most important jobs
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3.2
Support that helps people in a difficult or dangerous time
Antonyms
How Essential
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Lifeline comes from life + line, which creates the image of a line that keeps you connected to 'life', so it grew to mean any support that keeps someone or something alive or moving forward. That's why help, money, or a support service can be called a lifeline.