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come in handy

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Pronunciation: US /ˌkʌm ɪn ˈhændi/

come in handy means: To be useful when you need help or need to do something.

verb

BE USEFULB1

To be useful when you need help or need to do something.

  • This bag will come in handy.
  • The spare key came in handy when I lost mine.
  • Your language skills could come in handy on this trip.

How to use it: come in handy for something (These boxes will come in handy for storage.); come in handy when… (A torch comes in handy when the lights go out.)

Similar words: be useful, be helpful

Common phrases: come in handy later, come in handy someday, come in handy for

Questions about come in handy

What does come in handy mean?

To be useful when you need help or need to do something.

What is come in handy in other languages?

Türkçe: işe yaramak · Español: venir bien · Français: être utile · Deutsch: nützlich sein · Italiano: tornare utile · 日本語: 役に立つ

How do you pronounce come in handy?

It is pronounced /ˌkʌm ɪn ˈhændi/.

How do you use come in handy in a sentence?

This bag will come in handy. The spare key came in handy when I lost mine.

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