a helping hand

noun

: help or assistance
I'm always willing to lend/give a helping hand.

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Minas Liarokapis, a Greek academic and startup founder who organized the Olympiad, made a rather bold prediction regarding humanoids becoming a helping hand in the kitchens and other household chores. Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025 That's not the end of the story as the government reimbursement gave Amazon a helping hand. Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 That’s where technology can lend a helping hand. Cody Godwin, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025 Kyiv has pushed its domestic defense industry hard to keep up with the demands of three-and-a-half years of full-scale war with Russia, an adversary with its own formidable industrial capacity, plus a helping hand with replenishing its missile stocks from allies like North Korea. Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for a helping hand

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“A helping hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20helping%20hand. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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