join forces

Idioms and Phrases

Act together, combine efforts. For example, The public relations people joined forces to get better coverage for their candidates . This expression originally referred to combining military forces. [Mid-1500s]

Example Sentences

A 1985 concert, Live Aid, and another in 2005, Live 8, saw many of the artists and bands join forces to continue raising money for the project.

From BBC

This led ethnic armed groups to join forces with anti-coup militias across the country to fight back, plunging the country into a civil war.

From BBC

Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi, known for starring in Barbie and Saltburn, are to join forces in a major new film adaptation of Wuthering Heights.

From BBC

Given your experiences as bestselling authors in your own rights, plus Isabella’s long career policing inside the Beltway, how did the two of you join forces?

From Los Angeles Times

This year, Routh wrote on X to Republican presidential challenger Vivek Ramaswamy that he should stay in the race against Trump, join forces with Republican Nikki Haley and “never give up.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• aid
• assist
• collaborate
• comply with
• conspire
• contribute
• coordinate
• further
• help
• participate
• unite
• uphold