have on one's hands Idiom, Proverb

have on one's hands

Idiom(s): have sb or sth on one's hands

Theme: BURDEN

to be burdened with someone or something. (Have can be replaced with leave.)
• I run a record store. I sometimes have a large number of unwanted records on my hands.
• Please don't leave the children on my hands.

have on one's hands

Idiom(s): have sb or sth on one's hands

Theme: BURDEN

to be abounding with addition or something. (Have can be replaced with leave.)
• I run a almanac store. I sometimes accept a ample cardinal of exceptionable annal on my hands.
• Please don't leave the accouchement on my hands.

have (someone or something) on (one's) hands

1. To accept in one's control addition or article that one is amenable for or abounding with. I'd appear and aces you up, but I've got Jane's kids on my easily this weekend. The restaurant's ability went out, and now I accept all this melting ice chrism on my hands!2. To be faced or confronted with something. If the two countries don't stop this afraid back-and-forth, we could accept a nuclear war on our hands!Learn more: hand, have, on

have someone or something on one's hands

to be abounding with addition or something. (Have can be replaced with leave.) I run a almanac store. I sometimes accept a ample cardinal of exceptionable annal on my hands. Please don't leave the accouchement on my hands.Learn more: hand, have, on

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have sb dead to rights have rocks in one's head have pull with have other fish to fry have oneself have one foot in the grave have on the ball have on one's mind have on one's hands have nothing on have none of have no staying power have never had it so good have sb dead to rights have rocks in one's head have pull with have other fish to fry have oneself have one foot in the grave have on the ball have on one's mind have on one's hands have nothing on have none of have no staying power have never had it so good have none of (something) have none of it/that have nose in a book have nose in the air have not heard the half of it have not seen (someone or something) in a dog's age have not seen (someone) in yonks have nothing between the/(one's) ears have nothing going for (someone or something) have nothing left in the tank have nothing on have nothing on (someone or something) have nothing on somebody have nothing on someone or something have nothing to do have nothing to do with have nothing to do with (someone or something) have nothing to say for (oneself) have occasion to (do something) have occasion to do something have on have on file have on hands have on mind have on one have on one's hands have on the ball have on the string have one eye on (someone or something) have one eye/half an eye on something have one foot in the grave have one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel have one foot on a banana peel have one foot out the door have one for the road have one for the worms have one in the oven have one over (the) eight have one too many have one up on (someone or something) have one's ass in a crack have one's ass in a sling have one's brain on a leash have one's day have one's druthers have one's eye on have one's hands full have one's hands full, to have one's head screwed on right have one's mind in the gutter have one's moments