with an assist from
idiom
US, somewhat informal
: with the help or assistance of
He wrote the story with an assist from his friend.
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Marroquin pulled off the surprise proposal — which took place in a park lined with palm trees at the Atlantis resort in Nassau — with an assist from his two sons.
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Erin Clack, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Jim naturally knows what to do and helps Athena stabilize the airliner again, with an assist from the people on the ground.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
Scott Olson/Getty Images Vice President Kamala Harris dunked on former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, particularly on the auto industry at her rally Friday night, with an assist from NBA star and Michigan native, Magic Johnson.
—Fritz Farrow, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Equal parts farce, thriller, and Ian Fleming-style spy caper (with an assist from Mr. Fleming himself), Operation Mincemeat tells the wildly improbable and hilarious true story of the covert operation that turned the tide of WWII.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
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Erin Clack, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Jim naturally knows what to do and helps Athena stabilize the airliner again, with an assist from the people on the ground.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
Scott Olson/Getty Images Vice President Kamala Harris dunked on former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, particularly on the auto industry at her rally Friday night, with an assist from NBA star and Michigan native, Magic Johnson.
—Fritz Farrow, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Equal parts farce, thriller, and Ian Fleming-style spy caper (with an assist from Mr. Fleming himself), Operation Mincemeat tells the wildly improbable and hilarious true story of the covert operation that turned the tide of WWII.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
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“With an assist from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/with%20an%20assist%20from. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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