rally around

Idioms  

1. Join in a common effort, as in When Mom broke her leg the entire family rallied around to help. This idiom gained currency with George F. Root's famous Civil War song, “The Battle Cry of Freedom,” which urges troops to rally round the flag that goes with them into battle. [Early 1800s]

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rally around

But to rally around Prejean Boller would be a mistake.

From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2026

Now he’ll be able to remember his brother as motivation and inspiration and the family can rally around him as they try to heal from a tragedy they had no control over.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2026

George, whose mother during England's 2024 Six Nations campaign, had promised England's squad will rally around Itoje on his return to the set-up.

From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026

In a Reuters interview last week, Trump expressed skepticism that Iranians would rally around a post-regime figure such as Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran’s shah overthrown in the 1979 revolution.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026

The whole bloody north would rally around them.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin