Time hangs heavy on hands



Time hangs heavy on someone's hands.

Prov. Time seems to go slowly when one has nothing to do. (Note the variations in the examples.) I don't like it when time hangs so heavily on my hands. John looks so bored. Time hangs heavy on his hands.
See also: hand, hang, heavy, on, time

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Kjersti-Norwegian
No'ah-Biblical Hebrew
WinthropWIN-thrəpEnglish
Abednegoə-BED-ni-go (English)Biblical
LotharLO-tahr (German)German, Ancient Germanic
Adrianaahd-RYAH-nah (Italian, Spanish, Polish), ayd-ree-AN-ə (English)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, English