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Julia Huong
2021-12-25 09:12
Stand (one) in good stead Verb + object/complement
To be extremely useful and beneficial to someone.
My anorak has stood me in good stead this winter.
Learning Chinese will stand her in good stead when she goes to work in the export department
Speaking English fluently stands you in good stead when you are sent to Australia on business.
To attempt to do something but produce no result or effect
No value, use, or purpose
Not be useful or suitable to anyone or anything
To undertake something that appears to be useless
To benefit or positively influence someone/something.
The verb "stand" should be conjugated according to its tense.
Do you see anything wrong?
people often do irrational or foolish things when they are in love.
I and my boyfriend have decided to get married in the summer. I don't think that's wise, since we won't have enough money saved by then to set up house. But then, one cannot love and be wise.
