have one's hands full



have one's hands full

Be extremely busy, as in With the new baby she really has her hands full. [Second half of 1400s]
See also: full, hand, have

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Tzvi-Hebrew
Florentius-Late Roman
JÚLiaZHOO-lyə (Portuguese), YOO-lee-aw (Hungarian)Portuguese, Catalan, Hungarian, Slovak
Gislin-Ancient Germanic
BillieBIL-eeEnglish
Primitivus-Late Roman