take pity on sb/sth

/tˈeɪk pˈɪti ˌɒn ˌɛsbˈiː slˈaʃ ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/

/tˈeɪk pˈɪɾi ˌɑːn ˌɛsbˈiː slˈæʃ ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/

to take pity on sb/sth

to feel sympathetic toward a thing or person and take action to show it

Examples

1. I took pity on the stray cat and fed him.

2. The old couple took pity on him and gave him food.

3. We took pity on a couple of people waiting in the rain for a bus and gave them a lift.

4. the sun god took pity on them and sent down Jackal-headed Anubis to help Isis and Nephthys.