Help

appreciate help

Thanks for everything you've done for my parents. They really appreciate all your help.

offer help

My car broke down in the city centre and I tried to push it side of the road. Lots of people standing watching, and not one of them offered any help whatsoever.

use help

Do you need any help with the cooking?

> No, but I could use some help with the washing up if you are not too busy.

ask for help

I wouldn't normally ask for your help but the fact is I'm desperate. Could I use your phone? ours is out of order and I don't have a mobile.

get help

Look! That old lady has collapsed. Go and get help, there is a policeman over there.

seek help

Initially he turned to his family for help in dealing with his depression, but he was eventually forced to seek psychiatric help.

need help

In the current emergency, we need all the help we can get.

provide help

The Samaritans are an organisation which provides the telephone help to people who are suicidal.

great help

My mother was a great help to me while my wife was in hospital having our third child.

invaluable help

We received invaluable help from many people while writing this book. We couldn’t have completed it without their contribution.

professional help

If you suffer from depression, it's best to get professional help. First, talk to your doctor.

extra help

I passed my Mathematics exam, thanks to the extra help my dad gave me in the evenings.

individual help

Most teachers simply don't have the time to give some students the Individual help they need.

financial help

A lot of older people do without things rather than ask for financial help.

cry for help

It is a well-known fact that Is suicide attempt is often a cry for help

appeal for help

we were surprised by the number of volunteers who responded to our appeal for help with disabled children.

call for help

We are grateful to all those parents who answered our call for help in raising funds for the school.

desperate for help

A 5-year old girl has gone missing. her parents have made a desperate plea to the public for help in finding her.

need of help

The survivors of the earthquake are in dire need of help. The government must get food and medicine to them quickly.

tremendous source of help

Our confidential telephone lines are a tremendous source of help to those people who are depressed and lonely.

appreciate for help

These flowers are a token of my appreciate for all your help.

offer of help

It’s now three days since the disaster struck and offers of help are flowing in from all over the world.

 

Notes

• Note the expression ‘to manage something with the help of’:

I managed to make myself understood with the help of the my Spanish phrase book.

• Note this common expression:

The map He drew wasn't much help. I still got lost! Come on! you're not much help!

• Note how we offer to help:

Let me know if I can be of any help to you. Would you like some help with the washing up?

• Note the more formal collocation:

The CID enlisted the help of a graphologist, an expert on handwriting.

• In the UK a ‘home help’ is somebody who helps the elderly or disabled with their housework.
• A ‘helpline’ is a telephone number you can ring for advice for information.