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

After building momentum, the DSA’s failure to rally around a 2026 mayoral candidate could hurt the movement for several election cycles, Guerra said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026

But to rally around Prejean Boller would be a mistake.

From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2026

He also appealed to Kurds across the world and friends of the region to "rally around the resistance of SDF fighters to ensure the protection of civilians", it said.

From BBC ● Jan. 20, 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

Every time they chased him from the tree, he’d just run off a little way and circle back, then stand off far enough away that they’d rally around my tree again.

From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson