help yourself

hɛlp jɔːˈsɛlf

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of help yourself - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

self-serviceserve yourself without assistance

Please help yourself to the snacks on the table.
Feel free to help yourself to more coffee.
You can help yourself to any of the books on the shelf.

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Expressions with help

help out

provide assistance to escape a difficult situation

He helped out his friend who was in debt..

beyond help

adj.

unable to be helped or improved by anyone

The old car is beyond help.

cannot help

be unable to stop oneself from doing something

She cannot help laughing at his jokes.

help along

assist someone or something to progress

She helped her friend along during tough times..

cry for help

plea or signal indicating need for assistance

His sudden silence was a cry for help that went unnoticed..

help is at hand

exp.

support will arrive very soon or is nearby

Stay calm, help is at hand.

Terms with help yourself included in their meaning

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keep a dog and do the barking oneself

redundancy

do a task yourself despite having help

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French:se servir, ...
German:sich bedienen, ...
Italian:servirsi, ...
Spanish:servirse, ...
Portuguese:servir-se, ...
Chinese:自便, ...
Japanese:ご自由にどうぞ, ...
Arabic:خَدَمَ نَفْسَهُ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְכַּבֵּד, ...
Russian:угощайся, ...
Ukrainian:пригощатися, ...
Hindi:स्वयं ले लेना, ...
Bengali:নিজেই নেওয়া, ...
Catalan:servir-se, ...
Czech:posloužit si, ...
Danish:tag selv, ...
Dutch:bedien jezelf, ...
Greek:σερβίρομαι μόνος μου, ...
Hungarian:kiszolgálni magát, ...
Khmer:យកដោយខ្លួនឯង, ...
Korean:직접 드세요, ...
Persian:برای خود برداشتن, ...
Polish:poczęstuj się, ...
Portuguese (BR):sirva-se, ...
Romanian:a servește-te, ...
Swedish:ta för dig, ...
Thai:หยิบเอง, ...
Turkish:buyur, ...
Vietnamese:tự lấy, ...

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