help a lame dog over a stile

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === help a lame dog over a stile (third-person singular simple present helps a lame dog over a stile, present participle helping a lame dog over a stile, simple past and past participle helped a lame dog over a stile) (idiomatic, dated) to show kindness to, or to help out, someone in distress or in need