time on one's hands, (to have)

To be idle or bored; not have enough to do. This expression dates from the late seventeenth century and was in print by 1700. “My time lies heavy on my hands” appears in George Farquar’s 1703 play The Inconstant (5.3). See also time to kill.

See also: on, time

The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer

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believe one's own eyes, one cannot
drunk as a lord/skunk
flying colors, come off with
go(ing) to the dogs
last-ditch defense/effort
busy as a beaver/bee
laugh out of the other side of your face/mouth, you'll/to
in over one's head, to be
keep (oneself) busy
keep yourself busy

词组	time on one's hands, (to have)
释义	time on one's hands, (to have) time on one's hands, (to have) To be idle or bored; not have enough to do. This expression dates from the late seventeenth century and was in print by 1700. “My time lies heavy on my hands” appears in George Farquar’s 1703 play The Inconstant (5.3). See also time to kill. See also: on, time The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: believe one's own eyes, one cannot drunk as a lord/skunk flying colors, come off with go(ing) to the dogs last-ditch defense/effort busy as a beaver/bee laugh out of the other side of your face/mouth, you'll/to in over one's head, to be keep (oneself) busy keep yourself busy
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