come to (someone's) rescue

To help someone in trouble. The phrase can be used for both serious and trivial situations. Thank goodness the lifeguard came to my rescue; otherwise, I might have drowned! Thanks for the notes! You totally came to my rescue after I missed so many classes.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Elisha	i-LIE-shə (English), ee-LIE-shə (English)	Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Nikita (1)	nee-KEE-tah (Russian)	Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Bea	BEE	English
LÁZÁR	-	Hungarian
Kameron	KAM-rən, KAM-ə-rən	English (Modern)
Erasmos	-	Ancient Greek