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
Zara (1)ZAHR-əEnglish (Modern)
AlexAL-əks (English), AH-ləks (Dutch)English, Dutch, German, French, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic
Eadberht-Anglo-Saxon
KristaKRIS-tah (German), KRIS-tə (English), KREES-tah (Finnish)German, English, Finnish
Lili-German, French, Hungarian
Darinka-Slovene, Croatian