extra pair of hands

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extra pair of hands (plural extra pairs of hands)

  1. (idiomatic) The assistance of another person.
    • 1970, Margaret Clark, Health in the Mexican-American culture: a community study, University of California Press, page 159:
      Compadres visit each other frequently, usually several times a week, and assist each other with labor whenever an extra pair of hands is needed.
    • 1999, Melina Marchetta, Looking for Alibrandi, Scholastic Inc., page 165:
      We needed an extra pair of hands. So Marcus Sandford became our extra pair of hands.
    • 2008, Amy Jean Peters, How to Start a Home-Based Children's Birthday Party Business, Globe Pequot, page 118:
      Do you need an extra pair of hands to help you pass out slices of cake and to clean up after the party is over?
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