On your hands Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈhændz/, /ˈhænz

ON-yer-HANDZ

UK

ˈɒn/ /jˈɔː/ /hˈændz

ON-yaw-HANDZ

التعريف

If you have something "on your hands," it means you have responsibility for it or you have available time (usually "time on your hands").

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Used for both responsibility ('problem on your hands') and free time ('a lot of time on your hands'). Informal. Often used with 'time'—'time on your hands' = free time. With problems, can suggest an unwanted or difficult situation.

• Spanish: en tus manos - en tus manos (tiempo/libertad)
• Portuguese (BR): nas suas mãos - sobrando (tempo, responsabilidade)
• Portuguese (PT): nas tuas mãos - sobrando (tempo, responsabilidade)
• Chinese (Simplified): 在你手上（责任、控制）- 有空闲时间
• Chinese (Traditional): 在你手上（責任、控制）- 有空閒時間
• Hindi: आपके हाथ में (जिम्मेदारी/समय)
• Arabic: بين يديك (مسؤولية/وقت فراغ)
• Bengali: হাতে (কাজ/সময়) - দায়িত্বে
• Russian: на руках - в распоряжении (время)
• Japanese: 手元に（問題・責任） - 時間がある
• Vietnamese: trong tay (vấn đề, trách nhiệm) - rảnh rỗi (có thời gian)
• Korean: 손에 (문제/일) - 시간이 있다
• Turkish: elinde (sorumluluk veya zaman)
• Urdu: ذمہ داری میں - فارغ وقت میں
• Indonesian: di tangan (tanggung jawab/masalah) - waktu luang

جمل نموذجية

I have a lot of free time on my hands this summer.

basic

Suddenly, we have a big project on our hands.

basic

If you leave, I'll have all this work on my hands.

basic

She's got some time on her hands, so she's learning to paint.

natural

You never know what you'll get on your hands when you work with kids.

natural

Now that the problem's on your hands, what will you do?

natural