English Explanatory Dictionary

on someone's hands

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep_phrase
  1. Being someone's liability or responsibility; with which someone is lumbered.
  2. Available to be used by someone; in someone's possession.

Pronunciation

En-au-on one's hands.ogg

Word forms

on someone's hands

Synonyms

at someone's disposal

Antonyms

off someone's hands

Related words

blood on someone's hands have blood on one's hands in someone's hands on hand
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