How to Pronounce "on your hands"
expression
ON-yer-HANDZ
ON-yaw-HANDZ
Definition
If you have something "on your hands," it means you have responsibility for it or you have available time (usually "time on your hands").
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈhændz/, /ˈhænz
British English
ˈɒn/ /jˈɔː/ /hˈændz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
ON-yer-HANDZ
UK
ON-yaw-HANDZ
Listen in Context
I have a lot of free time on my hands this summer.
Suddenly, we have a big project on our hands.
If you leave, I'll have all this work on my hands.
She's got some time on her hands, so she's learning to paint.