pole / pole-vaulting; pole / T-bar / boom (for microphone etc.) / perch (for birds) / rod (unit of length) / probe

inflection of percher:
/ inflection of percher:

perch (type of fish)

European perch (Perca fluviatilis)

European perch (Perca fluviatilis)

European perch (Perca fluviatilis)

European perch (Perca fluviatilis)

European seabass

to throw someone a line, to give one a helping hand, to make it easier for someone / to give the opportunity to somebody to talk about a given subject; to give someone an opening

Alternative form of tendre la perche