Idiom
throw someone a rope
Meaning
To rescue someone by providing them with help, such as material aid, financial aid, a face-saving excuse, or a clue.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He was struggling, so I threw him a rope.”
“When she realized her colleague was failing the project, she threw him a rope by offering to help with the data.”
“Recognizing that his reputation was at stake, the manager threw him a rope by publicly attributing the error to a technical glitch rather than personal incompetence.”
Examples
simple
“He was struggling, so I threw him a rope.”
contextual
“When she realized her colleague was failing the project, she threw him a rope by offering to help with the data.”
complex
“Recognizing that his reputation was at stake, the manager threw him a rope by publicly attributing the error to a technical glitch rather than personal incompetence.”
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