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"(idiomatic) To rescue (or save) someone from further harm."
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to rescue someone from further harm",
"word": "te hulp komen"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to rescue someone from further harm",
"word": "piki"
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"sense": "to rescue someone from further harm",
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"sense": "to rescue someone from further harm",
"word": "te hulp komen"
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"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to rescue someone from further harm",
"word": "piki"
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "to rescue someone from further harm",
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"word": "przychodzić z pomocą"
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"sense": "to rescue someone from further harm",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "przyjść z pomocą"
}
],
"word": "come to someone's rescue"
}
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