into the breach
idiom
—used with step/leap/jump (etc.) to indicate providing help that is badly needed, such as by doing a job when there is no one else available to do it
He stepped into the breach when the company needed new leadership.
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The Federal Trade Commission has been among the first into the breach, launching an investigation earlier this month into OpenAI, examining whether the company behind the ChatGPT bot has violated consumer protection laws.
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Tory Newmyer, Anchorage Daily News, 27 July 2023
Tory Newmyer, Anchorage Daily News, 27 July 2023
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“Into the breach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/into%20the%20breach. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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