come in useful
idiom
: to be useful
Her pocketknife came in useful when we needed to cut the tangled fishing line.
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The brand says the 296 GT3 also creates 20 percent more downforce than its predecessor, the 488 GT3, sometime sure to come in useful if a race goes down to the wire.
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2022
This stock of soft power will come in useful, because militarily Ireland is very exposed.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2021
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2022
This stock of soft power will come in useful, because militarily Ireland is very exposed.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2021
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“Come in useful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20in%20useful. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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