come in handy

/kəm ɪn ˌhændi/
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Other forms: came in handy; comes in handy; coming in handy

Definitions of come in handy
  1. verb
    be useful for a certain purpose
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    type of:
    be
    have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
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