on your hands

on your hands
on your hands
— used to say that you have something or are responsible for something

With all that extra work on her hands she'll need all the help she can get.

Once this project is over she should have some time on her hands. [=free time]

see also blood on your hands at blood
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Main Entry:hand

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on your ˈhands idiom
if you have sb/sth on your hands, you are responsible for them or it

Let me take care of the invitations— you've enough on your hands with the caterers.

They'll have a fight on their hands if they want to close down the school.

Main entry:handidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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