with an assist from

idiom

US, somewhat informal

: with the help or assistance of

He wrote the story with an assist from his friend.

Examples of with an assist from in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Brian White scored the equalizer in the 51st minute with an assist from Sebastian Berhalter (son of the former U.S. national team coach Gregg Berhalter), and two minutes later, Miami’s defense was exposed again when Ecuadorean Pedro Vite’s goal gave Vancouver the lead. —Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 1 May 2025

Charity turns on Linda with an assist from Nicky’s drone. —Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 2 May 2025

Hen coaches Bobby on the saline recipe, with an assist from Maddie (and a reminder that getting this even a little bit wrong could stop Chim’s heart, no pressure). —Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025

Pettit arrived at the space station for his latest mission in September with an assist from a different Soyuz spacecraft. —Amanda Kooser, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for with an assist from

• abomasum
• become
• checksum
• humdrum
• income
• outcome
• succumb
• therefrom
• wherefrom
• bum
• chum
• come