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Definition

Being someone's liability or responsibility; with which someone is lumbered.

Available to be used by someone; in someone's possession.

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In Context

  • "When I started yelling, the other kids started yelling, so Madame Rosa had seven kids on her hands, all bellowing for their mothers […]"
  • "I've got a lot of time on my hands."
  • "It is most curious to see that you have so much time on your hands that you are able to simply wander about this house bothering others […]"
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Opposite In Meaning

  • off someone's hands
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See Also

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Related Idioms

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lie at someone's door

To be the fault or responsibility of someone.

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lay something at the feet of

To assign responsibility for (something) to (someone).

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leave the ball in someone's court

To hand over the responsibility or choice to someone to make a decisio…

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leave someone holding the baby

To abandon someone and put them in a position where they must take the…

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change hands

To become the property of someone else; to be bought or sold.
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