hold (someone) in good stead

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hold (someone) in good stead

Especially of a talent, ability, or experience, to prove particularly useful or beneficial to someone in the future. Janet is hoping her internship working in IT will hold her in good stead when she looks for a job after college.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Rabab	-	Arabic
Eveleen	EV-ə-leen	English (Rare)
Anahit	-	Armenian, Armenian Mythology
Shay (1)	SHAY	Irish
Jaylon	JAY-lən	African American (Modern)
Veronika	vye-rah-NEE-kah (Russian), vee-rah-NEE-kah (Russian), ve-RO-nee-kah (German, Croatian)	Russian, Czech, Slovak, German, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Swedish, Norweg