handy for

idiom

British
: near to
My flat is handy for the underground.

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Check the weather—July evenings are warm, but a light jacket is handy for cooler nights. Emma Caldwell, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025 This was an immediate marketing tool and something that could come in handy for other things. Julia Moore, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025 Dual Cam functionality also enables simultaneous streaming from both the front and rear cameras, either as separate feeds or in a combined view, which could be handy for interviews, commentary and dynamic location shoots. Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025 All that texture will feel endlessly cozy, and the duvet cover’s breathability will also come in handy for late-summer heat waves. Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for handy for

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“Handy for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handy%20for. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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