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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a third hand" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to an additional source of help or support, often in a figurative sense.
Example: "When I was moving, I really appreciated having a third hand to help me lift the heavy boxes."
Alternatives: "extra help" or "additional assistance".
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"I want to put a third hand on the wheel".
Then she added a third hand, to make the task more difficult.
He said the job would have been easier if he had had a third hand.
According to Allen Zhang, WeChat's founder, the technology constitutes a "third hand for humans".
General Anupong said "a third hand" might take the opportunity to cause trouble.
Sheikh Hamoud al-Mikhlafi, the dead man's brother, a backer of the main Islamist party, has blamed a "third hand".
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First, on Monday, came a third hand-wringing tome, from the US Chamber of Commerce, a business lobby group.
"Amelie Chabannes: Double Portraits and a Fourth Hand".
A fourth hand was his wife's college friend Patricia Bartlett.
Some problems found in the case of the utilization of a second hand system are described.
A second hand, probably the author, has corrected the scribe's errors.
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