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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Example Sentences

Lanyon added that the force would rally around Constable Hibbert and find "appropriate duties for him" after his recovery.

From BBC

“So we have something to rally around here. We still have this lane.”

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s a sadness I can’t shake; it will just overhang the place for awhile, but I’m very pleased we’re making a comeback and this,” he said, sweeping his arm toward the festival, “is a good thing to rally around right now. We need it; we need it bad.”

From Los Angeles Times

“The thing that gives me more hope is how people rally around their community,” Schur said.

From The Wall Street Journal

"It is a very difficult time for the family and obviously the community will rally around them," she said.

From BBC