lent a hand
Offered some help
Lent a hand is the past tense of lend a hand, meaning to help someone with a task: She lent a hand with the decorations.
The phrase suggests pitching in rather than taking over—contributing effort alongside others rather than doing the whole job yourself.
- helpedGave aid to
- contributeGive to a collective
- pitch inContribute effort cooperatively
- stepped upIncreased in degree
- assistTo give support
collaborate · pulled together · chip in · aid · cooperate · serve · work together · mentor · volunteer · back up · had someone's back · facilitate · empower · rescue · came through · participate · join forces · donate
lent a handstood aside
Moved out of way
turned a blind eye · looked the other way · sat on one's hands · left in the lurch · abandoned
lent a handhindered
Slowed or obstructed
obstructed · impeded · sabotaged · undermined · thwarted
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