make yourself useful

Frequency: 5.03.0 per million words

to help in a situation instead of doing nothing

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Examples (10)

  • She told Fred to make himself useful.
  • If you want to help, go make yourself useful in the kitchen.
  • Instead of complaining, he decided to make himself useful by clearing the table.
  • You could make yourself useful by organizing these files.
  • If everyone would just make themselves useful, this job would be done faster.
  • He's always trying to make himself useful around the office.
  • In any group project, it's important for each member to make themselves useful.
  • The new intern quickly learned how to make herself useful by assisting with data entry.
  • Don't just stand there; make yourself useful!
  • Come on, let's all make ourselves useful and get this finished.