throw someone a rope

== English == === Verb === 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) (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 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. ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ====