to come in handy / come in useful

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• come in useful — be helpful, be useful, come in handy …   English contemporary dictionary

• handy — hand|y [ hændi ] adjective * 1. ) useful: handy for: The book is handy for quick reference. a handy electronic diary handy hints/tips: The article gave many handy hints for decorating a small apartment. be handy to do something: It s always handy …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• come — come1 [ kʌm ] (past tense came [ keım ] ; past participle come) verb *** ▸ 1 move/travel (to here) ▸ 2 reach particular state ▸ 3 start doing something ▸ 4 reach particular point ▸ 5 be received ▸ 6 happen ▸ 7 exist or be produced ▸ 8 be… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• come — 1 /kVm/ verb past tense came past participle come MOVE 1 (I) a word meaning to move towards someone, or to visit or arrive at a place, used when the person speaking or the person listening is in that place: Come a little closer. | Sarah s coming… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• handy — adjective 1 useful and simple to use: a handy little gadget for peeling potatoes 2 informal near and easy to reach: If there s a pen and paper handy, I ll make a shopping list. | be handy for BrE: Theo s flat is handy for the shops. 3 come in… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• handy — [ˈhændi] adj 1) useful a handy tool[/ex] 2) close to you and therefore easy to reach or easy to get to Keep your pills handy just in case you feel seasick.[/ex] 3) good at doing things with your hands He s very handy with a paintbrush (= good at… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• handy — [[t]hæ̱ndi[/t]] handier, handiest 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is handy is useful. The book gives handy hints on looking after indoor plants... Credit cards can be handy they mean you do not have to carry large sums of cash. 2) PHRASE: V inflects …   English dictionary

• come in — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms come in : present tense I/you/we/they come in he/she/it comes in present participle coming in past tense came in past participle come in 1) to enter a room, building, or other place Come in and sit down. 2)… …   English dictionary

• ˌcome ˈin — phrasal verb 1) to enter a room, building, or other place Come in and sit down.[/ex] 2) to arrive somewhere What time does his train come in?[/ex] 3) to finish a race in a particular position My horse came in third.[/ex] 4) if something such as a …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• handy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. convenient, near, available, ready; adept, dexterous, apt; competent, capable, expert. See skill, utility. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Near] Syn. nearby, at hand, close by; see convenient 2 , near 1 …   English dictionary for students

• come in handy — {v. phr.}, {informal} To prove useful. * /Robinson Crusoe found tools in the ship which came in handy when he built a house./ * /The French he learned in high school came in handy when he was in the army in France./ …   Dictionary of American idioms