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throw someone a rope

出典:『Wiktionary』 (2025/12/19 04:24 UTC 版)

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throw someone a rope (third-person singular simple present throws someone a rope, present participle throwing someone a rope, simple past threw someone a rope, past participle thrown someone a rope)

1. (idiomatic) To rescue someone by providing them with help, such as material aid, financial aid, a face-saving excuse, or a clue.
   Coordinate terms: throw someone a bone, give someone a break
   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
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: to rescue someone from drowning by tossing a rope for them to grab onto and be dragged to safety.

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