a helping hand

noun

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

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David says his son was always there to lend a helping hand. Veronica Fulton, NBC news, 8 June 2025 Burberry’s Mother’s Day campaign featured the Texan Jerry Hall with her daughters Lizzy and Georgia May Jagger, while for Father’s Day, the brand had a helping hand from soccer player Phil Foden and his two children. Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 5 June 2025 Picture this: Instead of manually deploying patch resolutions to every device in your network, AI agents give you a helping hand. Tal Dagan, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025 Colorado will soon give a helping hand to the health care providers that serve the state’s lowest-income and uninsured residents under a law signed by Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday. Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 29 May 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 17 Jun. 2025.

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