Everyday English
a lifeline
essential support
A lifeline is essential help that makes it possible to cope with a difficult situation.
Hear it in real life
How did you manage after the accident?
My sister was a lifeline during those first few weeks.
The community centre became a lifeline for people who had lost their jobs.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The advice was a life line for me.
Say: The advice was a lifeline for me.
Write this meaning as one word: "lifeline."
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How it fits in a sentence.
be a lifeline; provide a lifeline; act as a lifeline
Your turn: say it out loud
The community centre became a lifeline for people who had lost their jobs.
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a lifeline
essential support
“The community centre became a lifeline for people who had lost their jobs.”
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