make (oneself) useful

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make (oneself) useful

To do something that is actively helpful or of assistance to others. You know, instead of just sitting there watching TV, you could make yourself useful and take out the garbage. Towards the end of the party, I decided to make myself useful and wash the dishes.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Rien (1)	REEN	Dutch
Lena	LE-nah (German, Polish, Italian), LYE-nah (Russian), LEE-nə (English)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Polish, Russian, English, Italian, Portuguese
Leandro	le-AHN-dro (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Ahtahkakoop	-	Native American, Cree
Dionysios	-	Greek, Ancient Greek
Tiia	TEE:-ah	Finnish