come in helpful

come in helpful
come in helpful — see come in at come, 1
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Main Entry:helpful

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  • come in useful — british phrase to be helpful in a particular situation Your medical training might come in very useful indeed. Thesaurus: to be advantageous and yield benefitssynonym Main entry: useful …   Useful english dictionary

  • come (or turn) up trumps informal, — come (or turn) up trumps informal, chiefly Brit. have a better performance or outcome than expected. ↘be especially generous or helpful. → trump …   English new terms dictionary

  • come up trumps — ► come (or turn) up trumps informal, chiefly Brit. 1) have a better performance or outcome than expected. 2) be especially generous or helpful. Main Entry: ↑trump …   English terms dictionary

  • 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 — I UK [kʌm] / US verb Word forms come : present tense I/you/we/they come he/she/it comes present participle coming past tense came UK [keɪm] / US past participle come *** 1) [intransitive] to move or travel to the place where you are come… …   English dictionary

  • Come Outside — This article is about the UK children s TV series. For the 1962 single, see Come Outside (song). Come Outside Come Outside Title Card Genre Children s Educational …   Wikipedia

  • come in handy — verb To be useful or helpful, especially at some time in the future. Even though he doesnt really know how to use them, he keeps the tools around, figuring they might come in handy someday …   Wiktionary

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

  • come in useful — British to be helpful in a particular situation Your medical training might come in very useful indeed …   English dictionary

  • come into its own — verb to be very helpful or to do well in a particular situation …   Wiktionary

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