a helping hand

noun

: help or assistance
I'm always willing to lend/give a helping hand.

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Happening each Wednesday through May 28, give a helping hand to the Luther Burbank Gold Ridge Experiment Farm with plant sales and work around the farm. Jake Richardson, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025 Career superstars are socially gregarious and have warm, outgoing relationships with coworkers and lend a helping hand to support colleagues in need. Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025 Savvy drove into a restricted area in Calabasas after a woman called for a helping hand to retrieve her horse. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 25 Jan. 2025 The Italian government is lending a helping hand to the country’s fashion industry — but more needs to be done. Luisa Zargani, WWD, 24 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for a helping hand

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“A helping hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20helping%20hand. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.

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