come to (someone's) aid



come to (someone's) aid

To provide assistance, support, or rescue to someone. Thank goodness the Coast Guard came to my aid, or I might have drowned out there. We were in serious financial trouble until Susan's mother came to our aid and helped us with some of our debt.
See also: aid, come

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
LeoLE-o (German, Finnish), LAY-o (Dutch), LEE-o (English)German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, English, Croatian, Late Roman
Janeljə-NELEnglish
WilmǢR-Anglo-Saxon
IzabelleIZ-ə-belEnglish (Modern)
Erwin['ə:win]
Rashid-Arabic