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Jenne Phuong
2021-08-12 02:08
Throw (one) a lifeline phrase
It can also be phrased as "throw a lifeline to (someone)".
To help someone when they are facing a problematic or dangerous situation
You've thrown us a lifeline and we really appreciate it.
My car broke on the way to work this morning. Jack threw me a lifeline when he gave me a lift.
I wish someone would throw a lifeline to me.
To help someone deal with something
The verb “throw” should be conjugated according to its tense.
A lifeline is a safety feature on a boat, a rope that either protects you from falling off or that you can throw to someone who's drowning. When sailors need to rescue a swimmer or a clumsy passenger, it helps to have a lifeline handy. And when you receive other kinds of vital support or help — a mobile phone, or a job recommendation, or a college scholarship, for example — you can also call them "lifelines". This figurative meaning has been around since the 19th century, while the "live-saving rope" definition is the earliest one, from about 1700.
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To be in a difficult situation or get into trouble
We broke the vase. We are in deep water.
