come to someone's rescue

verb

To rescue (or save) someone from further harm.

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Meanings

verbcome to someone's rescue (third-person singular simple present comes to someone's rescue, present participle coming to someone's rescue, simple past came to someone's rescue, past participle come to someone's rescue)

present singular third person comes to someone's rescue · participle present coming to someone's rescue · past came to someone's rescue

  1. idiomaticTo rescue (or save) someone from further harm.

    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
    1 more example

    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

Translations

Dutch te hulp komen
  • te hulp komento rescue someone from further harm
Māori piki
  • pikito rescue someone from further harm
Polish przychodzić z pomocą, przyjść z pomocą
  • przychodzić z pomocąto rescue someone from further harm
  • przyjść z pomocąto rescue someone from further harm
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Chicago

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