knight in shining armor

Idioms  

1. A rescuer or defender, as in What this political party needs is a knight in shining armor to change its tarnished image. This metaphoric expression alludes to a medieval knight. [Mid-1900s]

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knight in shining armor

Kiffin is, and always will be, a total blight on USC football, so why make him out to be this knight in shining armor?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2023

While fighting a fire-breathing dragon, the prince falls in love with a handsome knight in shining armor.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 27, 2020

Again and again, the message is clear — no dark knight in shining armor or maniac in clown makeup is coming to save any of them.

From Salon ● Feb. 8, 2020

“I think a lot of times people want that Hallmark story where a knight in shining armor comes out and we’re going to save the day,” she said.

From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2019

And if that wasn’t already the living end, now my knight in shining armor has arrived: Mr. Stinkpot Axelroot.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver