have hands full

have hands full
have (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)

New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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  • have your hands full — phrase to be extremely busy with a difficult job The police had their hands full with other problems. Thesaurus: to be busysynonym Main entry: hand * * * have your hands full see ↑hand, 1 …   Useful english dictionary

  • have your hands full — have (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… …   New idioms dictionary

  • have one's hands full — {v. phr.} To have as much work as you can do; be very busy. * /The plumber said that he had his hands full and could not take another job for two weeks./ * /With three small children to take care of, Susie s mother has her hands full./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • have one's hands full — {v. phr.} To have as much work as you can do; be very busy. * /The plumber said that he had his hands full and could not take another job for two weeks./ * /With three small children to take care of, Susie s mother has her hands full./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • have\ one's\ hands\ full — v. phr. To have as much work as you can do; be very busy. The plumber said that he had his hands full and could not take another job for two weeks. With three small children to take care of, Susie s mother has her hands full …   Словарь американских идиом

  • have one's hands full — phrasal : to have in hand as much as or more than one can conveniently handle : be pressed with work, engagements, difficulties * * * have one s hands full To be preoccupied, very busy • • • Main Entry: ↑hand * * * have as much work as one can do …   Useful english dictionary

  • have one's hands full — verb To be busy or thoroughly preoccupied. He already has his hands full with two kids and a full time job, yet he still makes time to volunteer …   Wiktionary

  • have your hands full — to be extremely busy with a difficult job The police had their hands full with other problems …   English dictionary

  • have one's hands full — Have much to do, be very busy, have much upon one s hands, be under a press of business …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • have one's hands full — be fully engaged, have much to do, be fully occupied …   English contemporary dictionary

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