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The phrase "a second pair of hands" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to refer to someone who can assist or help with a task, often implying that additional help is needed.
Example: "During the busy season, I could really use a second pair of hands to manage the workload."
Alternatives: "extra help" or "additional assistance".
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Safe pair of hands.
A person who can be trusted to do something without causing any trouble is a safe pair of hands.
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Being a neophyte in the world of woodworking — I've made a shabby but sturdy shed — I can appreciate the value of a good partner who can help measure, cut, hold stuff and generally be a second pair of hands.
Here, the artist acts as the sole author, capturing each of her portraits without the help of a second pair of hands.
When the jam was live, Morris received between 30 and 40 emails each day and is now considering bringing in a second pair of hands to help organise 2016's event.
Get a second pair of hands to help with a large sized quilt.
A second pair of hands will also come in handy while you are attaching the pan to the post.
For a mounted lesson this could mean helping people check tack before the lesson, putting up jumps and moving equipment, cleaning up after the horses, having a horse/pony on lead rein and generally being a second pair of hands.
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Lending a third pair of hands on percussion was the band's lead guitarist, Jonny Greenwood, momentarily hunched over a snare drum and floor tom.
A mystery second pair of hands then appears, sweeping the skin behind the first.
I'm missing this second pair of hands".
After last week's turn on the triangle in Carmen, he was also the second pair of hands in Fantasia in F minor for four hands.
It was me and Abhinay Khoparzi, the man behind the camera, visual effects and my second pair of hands, ears and eyes throughout this process.
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