"help a lame dog over a stile" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: helps a lame dog over a stile [present, singular, third-person], helping a lame dog over a stile [participle, present], helped a lame dog over a stile [participle, past], helped a lame dog over a stile [past]
Head templates: {{en-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)
  1. (idiomatic, dated) to show kindness to, or to help out, someone in distress or in need Tags: dated, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-help_a_lame_dog_over_a_stile-en-verb-FGU~rFD4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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