Usually means: Useful in specific situations unexpectedly.
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  1. come in_handy: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. come in_handy: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. come in_handy: Vocabulary.com
  4. come in_handy: Wiktionary
  5. come in_handy: Dictionary.com
  6. come in_handy: Rhymezone
  7. come in_handy: Free Dictionary
  8. come in_handy: Mnemonic Dictionary
  9. come in_handy: Dictionary/thesaurus

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  1. come in_handy: Idioms

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  1. come in_handy: Urban Dictionary

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verb:  (idiomatic, informal) To prove to be useful or helpful.

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