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to the rescue

to the rescue prepositional phrase: used to express when someone or something has saved the day, or provided valuable help.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Used to express when someone or something has saved the day, or provided valuable help.
    Synonyms:
    TTR

Synonyms of to the rescue

Questions about to the rescue

What does to the rescue mean?
To the rescue means used to express when someone or something has saved the day, or provided valuable help.
What part of speech is to the rescue?
To the rescue is a prepositional phrase.

Words near to the rescue in the dictionary

  1. to the power of
  2. to the prejudice of
  3. to the purpose
  4. to the quick
  5. to the rafters
  6. to the rescue
  7. to the T
  8. to the tee
  9. to the tonsils
  10. to the top of one's bent
  11. to the touch

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