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a lifeboata saving grace, a financial assist, assistance from an apparent unsolvable situation.Rate it:

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every man for himself!Everyone has to fight for his or her own survival. This extraordinary admonition, generally applies during an extreme emergency, commercial or military wherein rescue assistance or other lifesaving help is unlikely.Rate it:

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leave someone high and dryTo abandon somebody; to stop providing assistance at a crucial moment.Rate it:

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leave somebody high and dryTo abandon somebody; to stop providing assistance at a crucial moment.Rate it:

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throw a bone toTo provide support or assistance to, especially in one particular way or to a limited extent; to make a concession to.Rate it:

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vous viendrez cuire à mon fourSome day you will need my assistance.Rate it:

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pitch inTo help out; lend assistance; contribute; to do one's part.Rate it:

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leave to one's own devicesTo leave alone, unsupervised, without assistance.Rate it:

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auxilium praesensprompt assistance.Rate it:

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by oneselfAlone; without assistance, accompaniment, or help from others.Rate it:

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corporate welfare bumA business corporation or business executive receiving significant financial assistance from government sources.Rate it:

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cry wolfTo raise a false alarm; to constantly warn others about an imagined threat, thereby failing to get assistance when a real threat appears.Rate it:

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do you need helpAsks the interlocutor if they require assistanceRate it:

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extra pair of handsThe assistance of another person.Rate it:

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give me a handA request for assistance.Rate it:

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help outTo provide additional assistanceRate it:

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helping handAny assistance, help or aid.Rate it:

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moral supportAssistance given to a person or cause, usually without getting directly involved.Rate it:

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old boy networkA presumed unacknowledged system of association between childhood friends (especially those at school or university together), used for mutual assistance or favouritism and usually at the exclusion of certain other people; often specifically at the exclusion of womenRate it:

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on one's ownAlone; by oneself; without the companionship or assistance of others.Rate it:

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ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny(biology, social sciences, art, philosophy) The physical, cultural, moral, or intellectual development of each individual passes through stages similar to the developmental stages of that individual's species, society, or civilization.1905, J. A. Harris, "The Importance of Investigations of Seedling Stages," Science, New Series, vol. 22, no. 554, p. 186:With reference to seedling stages the statement that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny must be made with great reserve.1961, M. E. Wolfgang, "Pioneers in Criminology: Cesare Lombroso (1835-1909)," The Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology, and Police Science, vol. 52, no. 4, p. 367:Haeckel maintained that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny, and this idea was incorporated by Lombroso into his parallelism between the criminal and the child.2002, B. S. Jackson, "Models in Legal History: The Case of Biblical Law," Journal of Law and Religion, vol. 18, no. 1, p. 11:For even if we accept that "ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny," those responsible for the drafting of ancient legal documents were not children, and are hardly to be endowed with some form of infantile mentality.Rate it:

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thanks for your helpExpresses appreciation of assistance provided or services rendered by the interlocutor.Rate it:

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עמ״י עש״וUsed to acknowledge God's assistance.Rate it:

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תושלב״עUsed by an author to indicate the end of a book or other major work and thank God for assistance in its completion.Rate it:

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