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Step into the breach
verb
Definitions
1.
verb
To do a task that one is not ordinarily expected to do because there is no one else to do it.
Synonyms
jump into the breach
leap into the breach
pick up the slack
step forward
step in
take up the gauntlet
fill someone's boots
pinch-hit
take one for the team
take a risk
stand aside
take one's courage in both hands
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