come in handy

venir bien, ser útil

Resultar útil cuando necesitas ayuda o tienes algo que hacer.

En inglés sencillo: To be useful when you need help or need to do something.

• This bag will come in handy.
• The spare key came in handy when I lost mine.
• Your language skills could come in handy on this trip.

Cómo se usa: come in handy for something (These boxes will come in handy for storage.); come in handy when… (A torch comes in handy when the lights go out.)

Sinónimos: be useful, be helpful

Expresiones frecuentes: come in handy later, come in handy someday, come in handy for