a helping hand

noun

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

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In the end, none of it mattered, because one night later, the espresso-guzzling darlings of the tournament extended a helping hand. Zack Meisel, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026 Seeking to bring that number down and give firefighters a helping hand, Hyundai has given one of its electric unmanned firefighters to two different stations in South Korea, with another two on the way to two additional firehouses. New Atlas, 8 Mar. 2026 With a helping hand from fish handedness, researchers are getting a clearer idea of the universality of behavioral asymmetry and how the environment may be shaping the brain so that one hand, or fin, provides an advantage in daily life. Eric Horstick, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2026 When protests erupted in Iran in late December, Russia did not lend a helping hand. Anniek Bao,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026 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 21 Mar. 2026.

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