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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
&Aelig;&Eth;Elfl&Aelig;D-Anglo-Saxon
MarthaMAHR-thə (English)English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, German, Greek, Biblical, Old Church Slavic, Biblical Lat
LoneLO-neDanish
Royce[rɔis]
Makennamə-KEN-əEnglish (Modern)
Awotwi-Western African, Akan
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