noun
1 rope
VERB + LIFELINE
▪ throw sb
▪ catch , cling to
▪
He clung to the ~ and the woman pulled him to the bank.
2 important help
ADJECTIVE
▪ real , vital
▪
Visits from loved ones are a vital ~ for prisoners.
▪ economic , financial
▪
The state pension is their financial ~.
VERB + LIFELINE
▪ be , become
▪
While my mother was ill, talking to Sheila became a ~ for me.
▪ give sb , hold out , offer (sb) , provide (sb with) , throw sb
▪
The organization provides a real ~ for many women in poverty.
▪
He threw me a ~ when he offered me a job.
▪ have
▪
With this one unexpected victory, the team now has a ~.