come/go to the rescue of
idiom
: to save (someone or something) from danger or harm : to rescue
The policeman came/went to the rescue of the lost boy.
Examples of come/go to the rescue of in a Sentence
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Strangers in Indiana have come to the rescue of a Marine veteran who has been living out of his car since a 2020 fire destroyed his home.
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Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2024
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) said she was evicted from her hideaway office in the Capitol by Republican leadership, a day after her party declined to come to the rescue of now former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.).
—WSJ, 4 Oct. 2023
Big banks have come to the rescue of First Republic after SVB’s collapse 🌐 Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse is hitting financial hubs around the globe 📬 Sign up for the Daily Brief Our free, fast, and fun briefing on the global economy, delivered every weekday morning.
—Nate Dicamillo, Quartz, 17 Mar. 2023
As a result, when the ultimate challenge came in the middle of the century, Churchill warned the Axis that the new world with all its might would come to the rescue of the old.
—Robert Wilkie, National Review, 19 July 2021
Dimon reprised that role last month, as the White House turned to Dimon to find fellow banks to come to the rescue of First Republic Bank, which came dangerously close to failing after Silicon Valley and Signature Bank failed.
—Ken Sweet, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Apr. 2023
The Nylabone DuraChew Dental Chew Dinosaur Dog Toy has finally come to the rescue of powerful chompers.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 20 July 2022
With a little practice at home, learn to fix your own flat in the field—or be a hero and come to the rescue of a fellow cyclist.
—Christine Frietchen, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 June 2020
JPMorgan’s size swells as bank crisis rumbles on JPMorgan Chase (JPM) has once again come to the rescue of the banking system by acquiring a doomed bank.
—Julia Horowitz, CNN, 3 May 2023
Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2024
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) said she was evicted from her hideaway office in the Capitol by Republican leadership, a day after her party declined to come to the rescue of now former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.).
—WSJ, 4 Oct. 2023
Big banks have come to the rescue of First Republic after SVB’s collapse 🌐 Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse is hitting financial hubs around the globe 📬 Sign up for the Daily Brief Our free, fast, and fun briefing on the global economy, delivered every weekday morning.
—Nate Dicamillo, Quartz, 17 Mar. 2023
As a result, when the ultimate challenge came in the middle of the century, Churchill warned the Axis that the new world with all its might would come to the rescue of the old.
—Robert Wilkie, National Review, 19 July 2021
Dimon reprised that role last month, as the White House turned to Dimon to find fellow banks to come to the rescue of First Republic Bank, which came dangerously close to failing after Silicon Valley and Signature Bank failed.
—Ken Sweet, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Apr. 2023
The Nylabone DuraChew Dental Chew Dinosaur Dog Toy has finally come to the rescue of powerful chompers.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 20 July 2022
With a little practice at home, learn to fix your own flat in the field—or be a hero and come to the rescue of a fellow cyclist.
—Christine Frietchen, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 June 2020
JPMorgan’s size swells as bank crisis rumbles on JPMorgan Chase (JPM) has once again come to the rescue of the banking system by acquiring a doomed bank.
—Julia Horowitz, CNN, 3 May 2023
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