Id | in_the_loop_722 |
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Idiom | TIME ON (ONE’S) HANDS, HAVE (SOME) |
Definition | to have free time with nothing to do |
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Cross-Refs | Synonym: time to kill, have (some) |
Extra Info | The expression suggests a degree of boredom. Whereas have time on one’s hands means only that one has some free time, have time to kill includes the notion that one is waiting for a future event. |
Category | Time |
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