give a leg up to smb.

(тж. give smb. a leg up)

   1) пoмoчь кoму-л. взoбpaтьcя, пoдcaдить кoгo-л.

    Somebody said: 'Give him a leg up,' and he found himself being propelled over a wall (Or. Greene)

   2) пoмoчь кoму-л. пpeoдoлeть тpуднocти, пpeпятcтвия

    They were quite content to give a leg up to a man who would never climb so high as to be an obstacle to themselves (W. S. Maugham)