come in handy

être utile, rendre service

Être utile au moment où l’on a besoin d’aide ou de faire quelque chose.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : 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.)

Synonymes : be useful, be helpful

Expressions courantes : come in handy later, come in handy someday, come in handy for