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Meaning of throw someone a rope | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To rescue someone by providing them with help, such as material aid, financial aid, a face-saving excuse, or a clue.
idiomatic
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: to rescue someone from drowning by tossing a rope for them to grab onto and be dragged to safety.

Examples

“Near-synonyms: save someone's life, save someone's skin, save someone's bacon, pull someone's bacon out of the fire, give someone a hand, lend a hand, bail someone out”

“He's out there making a fool of himself. Someone should throw him a rope.”

“Throw me a rope On the rolling tide What did you want it to be? You said it's him or me The way you made it That's the way it will be”

“He's out there fighting the riptide. We need to throw him a rope.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

throw someone out of bed throw something in someone's face throw something in someone's teeth throw spaghetti at the wall throw stones throw stones in a glass house