helping hand
aid; assistance: to give the destitute a helping hand.
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How to use helping hand in a sentence
We need people to check on their neighbors, especially seniors who may need a helping hand.
Historic heat wave in Pacific Northwest has killed hundreds in U.S. and Canada over the past week | Timothy Bella | July 1, 2021 | Washington PostPlease pm me if you or anyone you know could use a helping hand.
The Lost Year: What the Pandemic Cost Teenagers | by Alec MacGillis, photography by Celeste Sloman | March 8, 2021 | ProPublicaAny entrepreneur can use an occasional helping hand, shoulder to cry on or nudge in the right direction.
They’re convenient for busy bees who are always running out the door and home chefs who need a helping hand in the kitchen.
The best microwaves: This way for buttery popcorn and tempting leftovers | PopSci Commerce Team | January 22, 2021 | Popular-ScienceIt turns out that otters also like to have a bit of a helping hand when it comes to figuring out puzzles.
These otters learn how to snag snacks by watching their friends | Sara Kiley Watson | November 24, 2020 | Popular-Science
The Sunni Kurds, who tend to be secular in their politics, have offered them a helping hand in recent years.
Church Bells Fall Silent in Mosul as Iraq’s Christians Flee | Andrew Doran, Drew Bowling | June 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI just wonder if a single one of them got a helping hand from staffers for McConnell or Paul.
Enough Already on HealthCare.gov. Don’t You Remember Medicare Part D? | Michael Tomasky | October 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAs the Middletons clearly know, you have to give it a little helping hand.
Lisa considers me a traitor to the very essence of America, providing a helping hand to those in genuine need.
Facing a regime that bombards them from above, the Syrian rebels want the West to lend a helping hand.
Syria: Would a No-Fly Zone Help the Rebels Oust Assad? | Barak Barfi | September 11, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThen, perhaps, I shall commit the indiscretion of asking you to give me a helping hand.
Charles Baudelaire, His Life | Thophile GautierWas it not our duty to lend a helping hand to encourage, to cheer, and to sustain them in their noble and patriotic efforts?
The Old Pike | Thomas B. SearightHe was unselfish in his ordinary dealings, and always ready to lend a helping hand to those about him.
Through them he lifted himself out of the slough of despond, and he sought to extend a helping hand to others.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete | Albert Bigelow PaineSurely he was justified in asking for a helping hand towards some means of gaining his own livelihood!
The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley | Bertram Mitford
British Dictionary definitions for helping hand
assistance: many people lent a helping hand in making arrangements for the party
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Other Idioms and Phrases with helping hand
see under lend a hand.
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