time on one's hands

idiom

: time when one is not busy
She's had a lot of time on her hands lately.

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“Time on one's hands.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20on%20one%27s%20hands. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.

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