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come to someone's rescueTo rescue (or save) someone from further harmRate it:

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forget, when up to one's neck in alligators, that the mission is to drain the swampTo lose sight of one's initial objective, becoming caught up in subtasks or in tasks only tangentially/orthogonally related to the initial objective.Rate it:

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mission creepGradual expansion of the objectives, scope, and/or cost of a military mission without careful planning.Rate it:

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your mission, should you choose to accept itYour mission or task; what you must do.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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bail outTo rescue, especially financially.Rate it:

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pull someone's bacon out of the fireTo rescue someone, especially at the last moment.Rate it:

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save by the bellTo rescue or favorably assist (someone) by means of a timely interruption or the sudden termination of difficult circumstances.Rate it:

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ab exitio, ab interitu aliquem vindicareto rescue from destruction.Rate it:

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aliquem ex periculo eripere, servareto rescue from peril.Rate it:

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aliquid ab oblivione vindicareto rescue from oblivion.Rate it:

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auxilium, opem, salutem ferre alicuito bring aid to; to rescue.Rate it:

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come to somebody's aidTo assist and rescue someone.Rate it:

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come to someone's aidTo assist and rescue someone.Rate it:

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eripere aliquem e manibus hostiumto rescue some one from the hands of the enemy.Rate it:

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fidei donumPrêtres envoyés en mission mais restant attachés à leur diocèse d’origine.Rate it:

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knight in shining armorA person who will rescue a dangerous situation; a hero.Rate it:

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lost errandA mission likely to fail.Rate it:

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misery loves companyRepetitious, droll, depressing revelations of one's hard luck, always being left out of the fun, the prizes, never invited, always overlooked and pleading that others will come to the rescue!Rate it:

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RAInitialism of Rescue Ambulance.Rate it:

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salutem alicui afferreto deliver, rescue a person.Rate it:

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save the dayTo rescue the situation.Rate it:

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