rallying around
Gathering in support
Rallying around means gathering in support of someone or something under pressure.
When people rally around a cause, leader, or person in crisis, they unite to offer help, encouragement, or solidarity: The community rallied around the family after the fire.
The phrase suggests collective action in response to difficulty or threat.
- defendingProtecting against harm
- circling the wagonsUnifying against outside attack
- flag-wavingDemonstrative national enthusiasm
- mutual supportAid flowing both directions
- organizingSystematically putting in order
closing ranks · unity · protecting · recovering · campaigning · fellowship · camaraderie · reacting · commemorating · loyalty · coordinating · togetherness · responding · bonding · group hug · team spirit · encouragement · recruiting
rallying aroundabandoning
Leaving permanently behind
scattering · dispersing · deserting · fragmenting · splintering
rallying aroundturning on
Causing to operate
turning against · abandoning · deserting · betraying · backstabbing