have someone on your hands

have someone on your hands
have someone/​something on your hands phrase
to have a person or a problem that you must deal with

It looks as though we’re going to have a lawsuit on our hands.

Thesaurus: to try to deal with a problem or difficultysynonym
Main entry: hand

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • have someone on (your) hands — have (someone/something) on (your) hands to be responsible for someone or something. If the president doesn t take an interest in the economy, he could well have an economic disaster on his hands. The coach was a little surprised to have this… …   New idioms dictionary

  • have something on (your) hands — have (someone/something) on (your) hands to be responsible for someone or something. If the president doesn t take an interest in the economy, he could well have an economic disaster on his hands. The coach was a little surprised to have this… …   New idioms dictionary

  • have blood on your hands — have blood on (your) hands to be responsible for someone s death. The leaders of this war have the blood of many thousands of people on their hands …   New idioms dictionary

  • have something on your hands — have someone/​something on your hands phrase to have a person or a problem that you must deal with It looks as though we’re going to have a lawsuit on our hands. Thesaurus: to try to deal with a problem or difficultysynonym Main entry: hand …   Useful english dictionary

  • have on (your) hands — have (someone/something) on (your) hands to be responsible for someone or something. If the president doesn t take an interest in the economy, he could well have an economic disaster on his hands. The coach was a little surprised to have this… …   New idioms dictionary

  • your hands are tied — (your) hands are tied you are not free to act. Some of my students are failing, but my hands are tied by their parents, who can t admit their kids need extra help. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form something has tied someone s hands: The… …   New idioms dictionary

  • have — [ weak əv, həv, strong hæv ] (3rd person singular has [ weak əz, həz, strong hæz ] ; past tense and past participle had [ weak əd, həd, strong hæd ] ) verb *** Have can be used in the following ways: as an auxiliary verb in perfect tenses of… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • have blood on hands — have blood on (your) hands to be responsible for someone s death. The leaders of this war have the blood of many thousands of people on their hands …   New idioms dictionary

  • get your hands on sb — get your hands on sb/sth ► INFORMAL to find or get someone or something you want: »She would have to wait days for funds to clear before she could get her hands on the money. Main Entry: ↑hand …   Financial and business terms

  • get your hands on sb/sth — ► INFORMAL to find or get someone or something you want: »She would have to wait days for funds to clear before she could get her hands on the money. Main Entry: ↑hand …   Financial and business terms

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