Handy
Are these sentences correct:
a) "I don't know much about this, so having someone to help would come in handy to me."
b) "I don't know much about this, so having someone to help would be handy to me."
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The subject of 'come in handy' or 'be handy' should not be a person, probably because the origin of the idiom has to do with picking up a tool in your hand and using it. It seems crude to say that about a person. A part-time job can come in handy.
- The subject of 'come in handy' or 'be handy' should not be a person, probably because the origin of the idiom has to do with picking up a tool in your hand and using it.
- It seems crude to say that about a person.
- A part-time job can come in handy.
- A water-bottle pocket will come in handy.
- More storage space will certainly come in handy.
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The subject of 'come in handy' or 'be handy' should not be a person, probably because the origin of the idiom has to do with picking up a tool in your hand and using it. It seems crude to say that about a person.
A part-time job can come in handy.
A water-bottle pocket will come in handy.
More storage space will certainly come in handy.
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