save me

Plea for rescue

Save me is a plea for rescue or relief from danger, suffering, or an unbearable situation: Save me from this boring meeting.

The phrase ranges from literal cries for help to dramatic exaggeration about minor annoyances.

In religious contexts, it invokes spiritual salvation: Lord, save me.

Often used as an exclamation of exasperation when witnessing something foolish or tiresome.

Related

in distress · cry · SOS · emergency · trapped · suffocating · last breath · lifeline · life preserver · reach · reach out · hand · pull · grasp · falling · sinking · on the edge · prayer

Categories
Opposites
urgency of appeal

save meno rush

No urgency here

take your time · no big deal · whatever · don't worry about it · it's nothing

desired outcome

save mekill me

Exaggerated plea for relief

agency and independence

save meleave me alone

Demand for solitude

back off · stay away · mind your own business

Family

save, me, saved, saving, saver, savior, saviour, saves, salvation

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G