"coming in handy" meaning in English

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Verb

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  1. present participle of come in handy Tags: form-of, participle, present Form of: come in handy
    Sense id: en-coming_in_handy-en-verb-lhQosTeS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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