| 词汇 | have hands full |
| 释义 | Idiom have hands fullhave (your) hands full to be so busy that you do not have time to do anything else.It's no use asking Alice for help, she's got her hands full looking after the kids. (often + doing something)Right now I've got my hands full with preparations for the conference. (often + with)have (one's) hands fullTo be busy or completely occupied with dealing with something. I have my hands full with all these meetings today, so can I call you back tomorrow? Paula has her hands full with those kids. have one's hands full (with someone or something)Fig. to be busy or totally occupied with someone or something. I have my hands full with my three children. You have your hands full with managing the store. have one's hands fullBe extremely busy, as in With the new baby she really has her hands full. [Second half of 1400s] have one's hands full, toTo be completely occupied or very busy, to have more than enough to do. This expression dates from the fifteenth century or earlier. It appears in Thomas Malory’s Morte d’Arthur: “Ye shalle have bothe your handes ful of me.” See also plate, to have a lot/enough on one's. |
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