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Meanings of in handy in English

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Usage of in handy in English
1
Just in case it will come in handy one day, she said.
BBC
2
Might they not come in handy at some point in the future?
The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution
3
The schooling I had received in the silhouettes presently came in handy.
The Secrets of the German War Office
4
So we gathered him in handy as the pocket in your shirt.
The Highgrader
5
She had experience with unpopularity; it would have come in handy now.
Cleopatra: a life
6
This is where user history comes in handy as a starting point.
Wired
7
A man in your line of work, it might come in handy.
Red Planet Blues
8
It might come in handy at some point, but he doubted it.
End of Watch
9
Also you can't imagine how often a sixty-foot ladder comes in handy.
The Fireman
10
But that Get-out-of-Jail-Free card still comes in handy from time to time.
Afterlife: the resurrection chronicles
11
Simply put, there are few occasions when it won't come in handy.
Ebony
12
A well-informed nutritionist and a risk evaluator might come in handy, too.
The Irish Times
13
It'll come in handy when I'm dealing with the Syrian electronic army.
Wired
14
I can understand any language, which comes in handy when I travel.
Inferno
15
Stick it beside the brogues; it may come in handy for somethin'.
The Blue Lagoon
16
Cell phones and handhelds, used judiciously, come in handy now and then.
Wired
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