COME IN HANDY

Meaning of COME IN HANDY in English

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.

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COME IN HANDY — be useful, serve a purpose
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
COME IN HANDY — informal turn out to be useful. → handy
Concise Oxford English vocab
COME IN HANDY — ( informal ) to be useful : The extra money came in very handy. Don't throw that away—it might come …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COME IN HANDY — {v. phr.}, {informal} To prove useful. * /Robinson Crusoe found tools in the ship which came in handy when he …
Slang English vocab
COME IN HANDY — See ↑ USEFUL 3
Longman Activator English vocab
COME IN HANDY — {v. phr.}, {informal} To prove useful. * /Robinson Crusoe found tools in the ship which came in handy when he …
Словарь английских идиом
COME IN HANDY — пригодиться uоказываться полезный
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COME IN HANDY — быть кстати, пригодиться
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
COME IN HANDY — пригодиться
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
COME IN HANDY — быть кстати, пригодиться
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
COME IN HANDY — быть кстати, пригодиться
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
COME IN HANDY — пригодиться
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
COME IN HANDY — пригодиться
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
COME IN HANDY — быть кстати, пригодиться
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
COME IN HANDY — быть кстати, пригодиться
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
COME IN HANDY — пригодиться
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
COME IN HANDY — пригодиться uоказываться полезный
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HANDY — I. ˈhandē, ˈhaan-, -di adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: hand (I) + -y 1. obsolete : performed by hand handy …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
HANDY — (superl.) Ready to the hand; near; also, suited to the use of the hand; convenient; valuable for reference or use; …
Английский словарь Webster
HANDY — ( superl. ) Ready to the hand; near; also, suited to the use of the hand; convenient; valuable for reference …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HANDY — — handiness , n. /han"dee/ , adj., handier, handiest . 1. within easy reach; conveniently available; accessible: The aspirins are …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HANDY — adjective ( hand·i·er ; -est ) Date: 1650 1. a. : conveniently near b. : convenient for use c. of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HANDY — superl performed by the hand. 2. handy ·superl skillful in using the hand; dexterous; ready; adroit. 3. handy ·superl easily …
Webster English vocab
COME — p.p. of come. 2. come ·noun coming. 3. come ·noun to approach or arrive, as if by a journey or …
Webster English vocab
HANDY — [handy] adj hand.i.er ; -est (1650) 1 a: conveniently near b: convenient for use c of a ship: easily handled …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
HANDY — hand|y, Handy BrE AmE ˈhænd |i ▷ hand|ier i‿ə AmE \ i‿ ə r ▷ hand|iest i‿ɪst i‿əst
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HANDY — / ˈhændi; NAmE / adjective ( hand·ier , handi·est ) ( informal ) 1. easy to use or to do …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HANDY — Handy, W.C. BrE AmE (1873–1958) a US ↑ jazz musician and writer of jazz songs, thought to be the first …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HANDY — hand ‧ y S3 /ˈhændi/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative handier , superlative handiest ) [ Word Family: noun : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
HANDY — ( handier, handiest) 1. Something that is handy is useful. Credit cards can be handy–they mean you do not have …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HANDY — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a good/useful/helpful/handy tip ▪ Go to their website to find useful tips on buying and …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HANDY — (USEFUL) [adjective] -ier, -iest - useful or convenientA remote control for the TV would be very handy.First-time visitors to France …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HANDY — Used in Germany for cell phone. Many people think this is the English word for the German word. Example: Can …
Slang English vocab
COME — v. come from come in come by come by chance come down with come off come on come out come …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
HANDY — adj. ( informal ) 1 useful VERBS ▪ be ▪ come in ▪ I advise you to buy one—it may …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HANDY — See ↑ CONVENIENT 2, ↑ NEAR 6, ↑ USEFUL 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ come in handy • ↑ convenient/handy for …
Longman Activator English vocab
HANDY — adj. 25B6; adjective a handy reference tool : USEFUL, convenient, practical, easy-to-use, well-designed, user-friendly, user-oriented, helpful, functional, serviceable. keep your …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HANDY — ( William Christopher Handy 1873–58) a US musician who is often called ‘the father of the blues’. He wrote St …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
HANDY — adj. 1 nearby, accessible, available, at or on or to hand, close (by), convenient, at one's fingertips, within (easy) reach, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
COME — v. 1 approach, advance, (draw) near, move, Archaic or literary draw nigh The car came towards us She has come …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
COME — See: CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST, CROSS A BRIDGE BEFORE ONE COMES TO IT, EASY COME - EASY GO, FIRST …
Словарь английских идиом
HANDY — can easily fix things He is very handy around the house and is always fixing or building something.
English Idioms vocab
HANDY — прил. 1) доступный; близкий, (имеющийся) под рукой I want to keep my drill handy. ≈ Я хочу иметь дрель под …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
IN — in.ogg 1. ın n 1. 1> (the ins) pl парл. разг. политическая партия, находящаяся у власти см. тж. 2> обыкн. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HANDY — handy.ogg ʹhændı a 1. ловкий, умелый; проворный to be handy at smth., to be handy at /in/ doing smth. - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HANDY — handy прил.1) доступный; близкий, (имеющийся) под рукой I want to keep my drill handy. — Я хочу иметь дрель под …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
IN — 1. ın n 1. 1> (the ins) pl парл. разг. политическая партия, находящаяся у власти см. тж. 2> обыкн. pl …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HANDY — a 1. ловкий, умелый; проворный to be handy at smth., to be handy at /in/ doing smth. - уметь делать …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь

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