on someone's hands

介词短语

英文释义

介词短语
  1. Being someone's liability or responsibility; with which someone is lumbered. idiomatic
    — When I started yelling, the other kids started yelling, so Madame Rosa had seven kids on her hands, all bellowing for their mothers […]
  2. Available to be used by someone; in someone's possession. idiomatic
    — I've got a lot of time on my hands.
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