expression, noun
helping hand; help; support; aid
Idiomatic expression for offering or receiving help, often in a figurative sense of extending a hand to someone in need.
困っているとき、友人が救いの手を差し伸べてくれた。
When I was in trouble, a friend extended a helping hand.
政府の救いの手が被災地に届いた。
The government's aid reached the disaster area.