English · Idiom Candidate

come to someone's rescue

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Help someone in a difficult situation

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

giúp đỡ ai đó trong tình huống khó khăn

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: arrive to save someone

Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

The firefighters came to the family's rescue during the flood

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “come to someone's rescue” mean?

Help someone in a difficult situation Literally: arrive to save someone

Is “come to someone's rescue” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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