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noun ADJ. dramatic | daring | attempted | air-sea, mountain, sea | financial VERB + RESCUE attempt Her own boat capsized after she attempted a rescue. | come/go/rush to No one came to their rescue until the following day. RESCUE + NOUN attempt, effort, mission, operation | party, team, unit a mountain rescue team | service | worker | work | boat, helicopter, vehicle, vessel | centre an animal rescue centre | bid, package, plan, scheme a financial rescue package for the company PREP. to sb's/the ~ Her wails of distress brought him running from the house, like a knight to the rescue. | ~ from his rescue from a burning building PHRASES fire and rescue New Zealand fire and rescue services carried out several extensive searches for survivors. | search and rescue The navy are on a search and rescue mission.
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rescue
to remove someone from a dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant situation:
• Firefighters worked for two hours to rescue people from the building. • Will you rescue me if I get stuck talking to Sam?
come to the rescue/sb’s rescue
to come and rescue or help someone:
• It was an embarrassing moment, but fortunately Paul came to the rescue. • Several people saw I was in trouble, but no one came to my rescue.
save
to prevent someone from being killed, harmed, or losing something, or to make it possible for something to continue:
• Wearing a seat belt can help save your life. • They saved the hospital from closure. • If you break down in the desert, there is no one there to save you.
pick somebody up
to rescue someone from a dangerous place by taking them away in a boat or aircraft:
• A lifeboat picked them up two miles from the coast. • They spent the night near the top of the mountain, before being picked up by a helicopter.
bail somebody out
to rescue a person, company etc from a difficult situation, by providing them with the money they need:
• A number of state-owned enterprises have been bailed out by the central bank. • He owed thousands of pounds and his mother had to bail him out.
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