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came to someone's rescue

came to someone's rescue is the simple past of come to someone's rescue.

Meaning of come to someone's rescue

Verb

come to someone's rescue (third-person singular simple present comes to someone's rescue, present participle coming to someone's rescue, simple past came to someone's rescue, past participle come to someone's rescue)

  1. (idiomatic) To rescue (or save) someone from further harm.
    • With the hosts not able to find their passes - everything that went forward was too heavy or too short - Terry once again had to come to his side's rescue after Davies had brilliantly nodded into the path of Elmander, who followed up swiftly with a deflected shot.2010 December 29, Chris Whyatt, “Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC

Questions about came to someone's rescue

What is came to someone's rescue the simple past of?
Came to someone's rescue is the simple past of come to someone's rescue.

Words near came to someone's rescue in the dictionary

  1. came to order
  2. came to pass
  3. came to power
  4. came to rest
  5. came to someone's aid
  6. came to someone's rescue
  7. came to terms
  8. came to terms with
  9. came to time
  10. came together
  11. came true

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