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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Person come in handy

correct if not idiomatic
Its for a character who is very mean.

My assistants are all useless. They are all just a waste of the air they breathe in. This guy at least came in handy. He's the first assistant to ever come in handy.

I don't know if you know what I mean by They are all just a waste of the air they breathe in. as it mustn't make sense?

bye bye
  

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I would delete the "in" since it is unnecessary. " is like saying, they are not useful for anything. "come in handy", means being useful, typically for a specific purpose/task.

— KJinCali79

  • I would delete the "in" since it is unnecessary.
  • " is like saying, they are not useful for anything.
  • "come in handy", means being useful, typically for a specific purpose/task.
  • This may imply that this help was short-lived, but relative to the other assistants who were useless, this guy was more useful.
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I would delete the "in" since it is unnecessary. "They are all just a waste of the air they breathe." is like saying, they are not useful for anything. "come in handy", means being useful, typically for a specific purpose/task. This may imply that this help was short-lived, but relative to the other assistants who were useless, this guy was more useful.
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So none of the sentences need to be changed? Are they all idiomatic in USA or England?

My assistants are all useless. They are all just a waste of the air they breathe. This guy at least came in handy. He's the first assistant to ever come in handy.

ty very much
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