extra pair of hands

plural extra pairs of hands

1. idiomaticThe assistance of another person.

   We needed an extra pair of hands. So Marcus Sandford became our extra pair of hands.

   1999, Melina Marchetta, Looking for Alibrandi, Scholastic Inc., page 165

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   Compadres visit each other frequently, usually several times a week, and assist each other with labor whenever an extra pair of hands is needed.

   1970, Margaret Clark, Health in the Mexican-American culture: a community study, University of California Press, page 159

   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?

   2008, Amy Jean Peters, How to Start a Home-Based Children's Birthday Party Business, Globe Pequot, page 118