Begging a 'leg up'
To give someone a 'leg up' once meant to literally assist them in getting up on a horse. As the days of transportation by horseflesh gave way to transportation by horsepower, the saying has been retained in the sense of rendering assistance in general.

Careless cops
THE EDITOR, Sir: think some policemen are too careless with their lives. Since the start of this year, I have heard of too many policeman dying tragically allegedly by the gun. I am not commenting deeply about these cases as my main concern...