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a safety net

a system or arrangement that helps you if you have problems, especially financial problems. The hardship fund provides a safety net for students who run out of money before they've completed their course. (often + for)

See also: net

a safety valve

a way of allowing someone to express strong or negative emotions without harming other people. I often think football acts as a safety valve for a lot of stored-up male aggression. (often + for)

There's safety in numbers.

something that you say which means if people do something difficult or unpleasant together, they are less likely to get harmed or blamed. Working on the principle that there's safety in numbers, we decided we should all go and complain together.

See also: number

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(there is) safety in numbers

being in a group reduces risk. We stuck together because we were new in the city and felt there was safety in numbers.

See also: number