rally around

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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So for all the discontent there is in Scottish Labour about the way these changes have happened, activists will know they can't afford not to rally around now.

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Europe is trying to do two things: rally around Ukraine, as well as muscle in on this American-led peace process.

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Faiz Shakir, a former senior advisor to Sen. Bernie Sanders, told Salon that when it comes time for the party to rally around their nominee, it’s not a two-way street.

From Salon

It’s not the first time Democrats have failed to rally around their nominee in a high-profile race.

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Ultimately, the party has no single unifying character, leader, story or slogan to rally around.

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