throw a bone 【俚】帮点小忙。
throw sb. a bone 给某人东西，但并不合乎他的期望。

【例句】
Nice of you to throw me a bone.
感谢你给我的小恩小惠。

I knew he was right but somewhere deep within me, I secretly hoped they would throw me a bone.
我知道他说得对，但内心偷偷地期望他们会分我一杯羹。