"extra pair of hands" meaning in English

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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "ref": "1970, Margaret Clark, Health in the Mexican-American culture: a community study, University of California Press, page 159",
          "text": "Compadres visit each other frequently, usually several times a week, and assist each other with labor whenever an extra pair of hands is needed.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1999, Melina Marchetta, Looking for Alibrandi, Scholastic Inc., page 165",
          "text": "We needed an extra pair of hands. So Marcus Sandford became our extra pair of hands.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2008, Amy Jean Peters, How to Start a Home-Based Children's Birthday Party Business, Globe Pequot, page 118",
          "text": "Do you need an extra pair of hands to help you pass out slices of cake and to clean up after the party is over?",
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        "The assistance of another person."
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        "(idiomatic) The assistance of another person."
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          "ref": "1970, Margaret Clark, Health in the Mexican-American culture: a community study, University of California Press, page 159",
          "text": "Compadres visit each other frequently, usually several times a week, and assist each other with labor whenever an extra pair of hands is needed.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1999, Melina Marchetta, Looking for Alibrandi, Scholastic Inc., page 165",
          "text": "We needed an extra pair of hands. So Marcus Sandford became our extra pair of hands.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2008, Amy Jean Peters, How to Start a Home-Based Children's Birthday Party Business, Globe Pequot, page 118",
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