Idiom: Have time on your hands/ got time on your hands

 

"You have so much time on your hands."


Meaning

To have a lot of free time and not know what to do with it.

To have extra or spare time in which one has nothing specific to do or accomplish.


Example Dialog

Two friends have met on the street and are talking ...

Friend 1:  Hey, I thought you had English class right now.

Friend 2:  We were supposed to have class but it was canceled.

Friend 1:  Oh well, since you have some time on your hands, would you like to go for a coffee?

Friend 2:  OK.  I don't really have anything better to do.


Example Sentences

  • Children need discipline and planned activities. If they have too much time on their hands, they can get into trouble.
  • 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.
  • Now the children have left home, she’s got a lot more time on her hands.
  • She's had a lot of time on her hands lately.
  • Gina has some time on her hands, so she is taking a couple of college classes.
  • I don't have much time on my hands. I'm too busy.
  • You waste too much time on the internet. Since you have time on your hands, start working out.
  • Now that she was retired, Mary found that she had a lot of time on her hands.
  • You have too much time on your hands if you can watch TV all day.
  • Sleep is a luxury for rich people who have too much time on their hands.
  • I got way too much time on my hands sitting here waiting for my computer to do its job.
  • You have way too much time on your hands. At least the internet has provided a way for you to keep yourself busy.
  • He watches so much TV because he has too much time on his hands. He needs to get a job.


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