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come in handy en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (idiomatic, informal) To prove to be useful or helpful.
   • As I mentioned earlier, this is where an understanding of child development comes in handy! 2013, Shelley A. Christensen, Subbing with Sanity... ...A Work of the Heart, Xlibris, page 103:
   • This is where what I learned in High School really came in handy. 2010, Vernon Lucas, Standing in the Shadows of Street Legends, Xlibris, page 40:
   • A charismatic personality is not necessary in most managerial situations, but can come in handy in times of turmoil when workers need to be inspired and reassured about the need for significant changes in their values, goals, and group norms. 2011, Lisa J Cohen, The Handy Psychology Answer Book, Visible Ink Press, page 326:
   • Even though he doesn't really know how to use them, he keeps the tools around, figuring they might come in handy someday.

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Translations (32)

pl przydawać się (to prove to be useful or helpful) · nb komme til nytte (to prove to be useful or helpful) · fi tarvita (to prove to be useful or helpful) · is koma sér vel (to prove to be useful or helpful) · pt vir a calhar (to prove to be useful or helpful) · de gelegen kommen (to prove to be useful or helpful) · es ser útil (to prove to be useful or helpful) · hu jól jön (to prove to be useful or helpful) · ja 役に立つ (to prove to be useful or helpful) · nb være god å ha (to prove to be useful or helpful) · nb være til nytte (to prove to be useful or helpful) · cmn 派上用場 /派上用场 (to prove to be useful or helpful) · sv komma väl till pass (to prove to be useful or helpful) · da blive/være nyttig (to prove to be useful or helpful) · it fare comodo (to prove to be useful or helpful) · nl van pas komen (to prove to be useful or helpful) · hu hasznára válik (to prove to be useful or helpful) · ca ser útil (to prove to be useful or helpful) · fi olla käyttöä (to prove to be useful or helpful) · is koma að góðum notum (to prove to be useful or helpful) · hu hasznos (to prove to be useful or helpful) · hu (jól) használható (to prove to be useful or helpful) · hu kapóra jön (to prove to be useful or helpful) · ja 役立つ (to prove to be useful or helpful) · pl przydać się (to prove to be useful or helpful) · ru пригоди́ться (to prove to be useful or helpful) · da få brug for (to prove to be useful or helpful) · is koma að gagni (to prove to be useful or helpful) · de zustatten kommen (to prove to be useful or helpful) · fi olla hyödyksi (to prove to be useful or helpful) · fr être utile (to prove to be useful or helpful) · ru быть кста́ти (to prove to be useful or helpful)