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The phrase "extra hands on deck" is correct and usable in written English.
It is a phrase used to indicate the need for more help, usually in a difficult task or situation. For example, "We need to get this project finished by the end of the month, so we need extra hands on deck."
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Any extra hands on deck are always a big help with little ones.
In the children's services department of Swindon council, a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet is helping to reduce the average social worker caseload and identifying where the department needs extra hands on deck.
Plus, Waxman says, the startup is "at an inflection point" and they just "need some extra hands on deck".
He didn't ask for their assistance assembling furniture from Ikea or removing decades-old wallpaper, even though we all can see the wisdom of having extra hands on deck for such task.
If the performer is experienced he can work with even the most restless audience, but having a couple extra hands on deck never hurts.
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For conservation projects the impact on the animals or biodiversity does not depend on developing personal relationships: often they might just need an extra hand on deck to do data inputting, so it won't make so much difference if you are only there for a short period.
"It's all hands on deck," one official said.
"It's all hands on deck," said one senior banker.
We need all hands on one deck".
It's a big one and we need all hands on deck.
"We need all hands on deck.
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