come to someone's aid
Offer needed help
To come to someone's aid is to help them, especially when they are in difficulty or danger.
The phrase suggests arriving at the moment of need rather than providing ongoing support.
When I dropped my groceries, a stranger came to my aid.
Emergency services came to the hikers' aid after they got lost in the mountains.
The expression carries a slightly formal or heroic tone compared to simply helping someone.
- helpAssistance given
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- call for helpDistress signal seeking assistance
- rescueSave from harm
come to the rescue · assist · helping hand · intervene · empathy · crisis · defend · moral obligation · solidarity · band together · protect · kindness · disaster · Good Samaritan · act of kindness · support · save · duty
come to someone's aidabandon
Leave behind permanently
leave in the lurch · desert · forsake · turn one's back on · leave high and dry
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