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Idiom have time on your handshave time on (your) hands to have time when you have nothing to do.Now that her children are all at school, she has a lot of time on her hands.
idiomhave time on your handsto be bored because you have a lot of time and do not know what to do in it:There used to be a cinema showing continuous cartoons at Victoria Station, for the convenience of passengers with time on their hands.If you find that you have too much time on your hands when you retire, take up a new interest.
have time on (one's) handsTo have extra or spare time in which one has nothing specific to do or accomplish. I'll have a bit more time on my hands now that we've finished the year-end audit. Our kids had too much time on their hands last summer break, so we decided to enroll them in a few different summer camps to keep them occupied. have ˈtime on your hands (informal) have more free time than you want or need: Now the children have left home, she’s got a lot more time on her hands. OPPOSITE: have your hands full |