| 单词 | to come in useful |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto come in useful b. With adjective complement. Chiefly in to come in handy, to come in useful. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > expediency > be expedient or advisable [verb (intransitive)] > serve the purpose servec1392 doa1450 to serve (also answer) one's purposea1500 pass1565 to fit one's turn1603 to come in handy1839 to come in useful1854 to fill the bill1882 1839 Monthly Chron. June 291/2 In Egypt..they use mummies for fuel... An arm makes a very good fore-stick, your trunk serves as a tolerable back-log, and the legs come in handy to lie in the middle. 1854 C. Darwin Monogr. Cirripedia II. 154 Trifling details in their structure sometimes come in useful as specific characters. 1930 Pop. Mech. Mar. 524/2 A small anvil comes in handy for flattening wire, brads, etc. 1973 J. Leasor Host of Extras i. 17 A nest of spanners and some lengths of wire that might come in useful in starting an engine. 1985 M. Gee Light Years xxxv. 241 Amanda..bought herself a hat with cherries... ‘It'll come in lovely, next summer.’ 2013 Smith Jrnl. Winter 54/1 As a child he used to build model tanks and air craft, which came in handy when trying to infiltrate the ranks of re-enactors. < as lemmas |
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