Do something that is of some value or benefit to someone.
‘make yourself useful—get Jenny a drink’
‘For it is by making themselves useful to the powerful that they gain access to the ‘best’ sources.’
‘I seize this opportunity to help Mark by making myself useful.’
‘Nice to see the man making himself useful again.’
‘At least if they're present, you can continually chase them up in the hope that they might eventually make themselves useful and do the job they're paid for.’
‘Those who would rather not attempt the event itself can still make themselves useful as helpers.’
‘After a brief discussion we decided to head up towards the fence to assess the situation and see how we might make ourselves useful.’
‘I'd go into law and make myself useful if I weren't so lazy.’
‘And this year, I've decided, I'm going to make myself useful.’
‘I asked myself what I could do to make myself useful, indispensable even.’
‘I decided to make myself useful and tried my hand at making a lemon drink.’
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