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See: STAND IN GOOD STEAD.

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stand one in good stead

[stand one in good stead] {v. phr.} To be helpful or useful to. * /A boy scout knife will stand you in good stead when you do not have other […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

in good stead

[in good stead] See: [STAND IN GOOD STEAD]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

good

[good] See: [AS GOOD AS], [AS GOOD AS ONE GETS], [BUT GOOD], [DO ONE GOOD], [FOR GOOD], [FOR GOOD MEASURE], [GET THE GOODS ON], [HOLD GOOD], [IN GOOD], [IN GOOD […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

not a leg to stand on

[not a leg to stand on] {n. phr.}, {informal} No good proof or excuse; no good evidence or defense to offer. * /The man with a gun and $300 in […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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