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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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.
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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
Jonathan Franzen’s popular novel The Corrections could be getting the TV treatment, with an assist from a showbiz legend.
—Rebecca Iannucci, TVLine, 27 Sep. 2024
And for the second straight drive, the Eagles defense — with an assist from penalties — held Green Bay to a field goal.
—NBC News, 7 Sep. 2024
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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
Jonathan Franzen’s popular novel The Corrections could be getting the TV treatment, with an assist from a showbiz legend.
—Rebecca Iannucci, TVLine, 27 Sep. 2024
And for the second straight drive, the Eagles defense — with an assist from penalties — held Green Bay to a field goal.
—NBC News, 7 Sep. 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 5 Nov. 2024.
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