用得其所

yòngdeqísuǒ
  1. used properly
  2. used for its intended purpose
  3. to put to good use
  4. to serve its purpose

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 用 yòng
  1. to use; to make use of; to employ
  2. (coverb) with; using
  3. to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions)
  4. usefulness; utility
  5. (bound form) expense; outlay
  6. (courteous) to eat; to drink
  7. (literary) hence; therefore
2 得 de structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
3 其所 qísuǒ
  1. its place
  2. one's appointed place
  3. the place for that

Related entries

派上用場 pàishàngyòngchǎng
  1. to put to good use
  2. to come in handy
善用 shànyòng
  1. to be good at using (sth)
  2. to put (sth) to good use
他能善用時間。

He makes good use of his time.

Source: Tatoeba