come in handy | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic,informal)To prove to beusefulorhelpful.Even though he doesn't really know how to use them, he keeps the tools around, figuring they mightcome in handysomeday.2010, Vernon Lucas,Standing in the Shadows of Street Legends, Xlibris,page40:This is where what I learned in High School reallycame in handy.2011, Lisa J Cohen,The Handy Psychology Answer Book, Visible Ink Press,page326:A charismatic personality is not necessary in most managerial situations, but cancome in handyin times of turmoil when workers need to be inspired and reassured about the need for significant changes in their values, goals, and group norms.2013, Shelley A. Christensen,Subbing with Sanity... ...A Work of the Heart, Xlibris,page103:As I mentioned earlier, this is where an understanding of child developmentcomes in handy!

Examples:

EN: I thought it might come in handy.
ES: Se me ocurrió que podría ser útil.
EN: After a year's layoff, it ought to come in handy.
ES: Después de un año en blanco, esto podría venirte bien.
EN: Perhaps it'll come in handy as a chaperon.
ES: Quizás, vendría a ser un oportuno chaperón.
EN: It will come in handy.
ES: Le vendrá bien.
EN: But I'm glad now because it'll come in handy.
ES: Pero eso puede sernos útil.
EN: I'll take that lantern. That might come in handy.
ES: Pero sí llevaré esta linterna.
EN: Might come in handy later on.
ES: Te quiero y siempre te querré. No hables de amor.
EN: That bracelet you wouldn't take back once, might come in handy now.
ES: No me sirve de nada.
EN: He figured that someday that might come in handy.
ES: Pensó que algún día le sería útil.
EN: Still, it might come in handy.
ES: Aún así, podría serme útil.
EN: It might come in handy for you.
ES: - Te puede venir bien.
EN: That will come in handy later in their lives.
ES: - Es algo útil. - Eso no es nada.
EN: A bathtub would come in handy.
ES: Mejor una bañera.
EN: Looks like that box with the raincoat in it might come in handy.
ES: Ese paquete con el impermeable facilitará las cosas.
EN: Always come in handy in our family
ES: Siempre son útiles en nuestra familia.

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