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
Haakon	-	Norwegian
Ea (1)	-	Near Eastern Mythology
Marnie	['ma:ni]
Rosario	ro-SAH-ryo (Spanish), ro-ZAH-ryo (Italian)	Spanish, Italian
ZbynĚK	-	Czech
Tamara	tah-MAH-rah (Russian, Spanish, Italian), tə-MAHR-ə (English), TAM-ə-rə (English)	Russian, Ukrainian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, English, Dutch, S