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Definition

To rescue someone by providing them with help, such as material aid, financial aid, a face-saving excuse, or a clue.

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In Context

  • "Near-synonyms: save someone's life, save someone's skin, save someone's bacon, pull someone's bacon out of the fire, give someone a hand, lend a hand, bail someone out"
  • "He's out there making a fool of himself. Someone should throw him a rope."
  • "Throw me a rope On the rolling tide What did you want it to be? You said it's him or me The way you made it That's the way it will be"
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