a helping hand

noun

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

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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 To try to accommodate that breadth of players, the team includes a number of optional difficulty elements, some designed to make the experience harder, some to give players a helping hand. Alan Bradley, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2025 Fate played a helping hand in making the special moment against Liverpool happen. Andy Naylor, New York Times, 21 May 2025 Jon Hamm got a helping hand from none other than Kieran Culkin during his opening monologue on Saturday Night Live. Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 12 Apr. 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 5 Jun. 2025.

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