rallies around
Comes together for
To rally around is to unite in support of a person, cause, or idea, especially during difficulty.
When people rally around someone, they set aside differences to offer collective encouragement or defense: The community rallied around the family after the fire.
The phrase suggests coming together from scattered positions, like troops gathering to a flag.
- encouragementSupport spurring continued effort
- moraleGroup emotional well-being
- circle the wagonsAdopt collective defense
- assemblyConstructing from components
- solidarityUnity among allies
band together · congregation · close ranks · teamwork · mutual aid · movement · mobilization · collaboration · coalition · one for all · camaraderie · group hug · reassurance · loyalty · trust · meeting · togetherness · safety in numbers
rallies aroundabandons
Ceases to support
deserts · forsakes · turns on · turns against · walks away from
rallies aroundscatters
Distributes irregularly about
disperses · splinters · fractures · falls apart · breaks apart