see sb through sth
— phrasal verb with see uk/siː/us/siː/verb present participle seeing, past tense saw, past participle seen
to help or support someone during a difficult period in their life:
He was a prisoner of war for five years, but his courage saw him through.
My brother lent me $500 to see me through the next few weeks.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Helping and co-operating
- a good/bad turn idiom
- abet
- aid
- assist
- assistance
- avail
- bridge
- facilitate
- give sb a leg up idiom
- give/lend sb a helping hand idiom
- go a long way toward(s) doing sth idiom
- hang
- platform
- reach
- relief
- run errands idiom
- scene
- share a platform idiom
- start sb off
- succour
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