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Come in Handy

MEANING IN ENGLISH

To prove to be very useful, helpful, or practical in a particular situation.

In context

01

Keeping written minutes of the meeting will come in handy whenever someone tries to spread false rumors.

02

His calm demeanor and discretion always come in handy during sensitive crisis negotiations.

Synonyms

prove useful,be beneficial,serve a purpose

Antonyms

be useless,prove impractical,get in the way

Collocations

sure to come in handy,might come in handy,always comes in handy

Sources

Bidyazo vocabulary library ↗