Meaning of on someone's hands | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Being someone's liability or responsibility; with which someone is lumbered.
   idiomatic
2. Available to be used by someone; in someone's possession.
   idiomatic

Examples

“When I started yelling, the other kids started yelling, so Madame Rosa had seven kids on her hands, all bellowing for their mothers […]”

“I've got a lot of time on my hands.”

“It is most curious to see that you have so much time on your hands that you are able to simply wander about this house bothering others […]”

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