have on hands

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have someone or something on one's hands

to be burdened with someone or something. (Have can be replaced with leave.) I run a record store. I sometimes have a large number of unwanted records on my hands. Please don't leave the children on my hands.

See also: hand, have

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have mind on have mixed feelings about have moments have money to burn have more luck than sense have more than one string to fiddle have name in lights have name inscribed in the book of life have name on it have name written all over it have no business doing have no staying power have no truck with have no use for have none of have nose in a book have nose in the air have nothing between the/ ears have nothing going for have nothing on have nothing to do with have number have on a short leash have on a string have on file have on hands have on mind have on the ball have on the brain have on the run have on the string have one eye on have one foot in the grave have one in the oven have one too many have oneself have over a barrel have pegged have pick of have pins and needles have pity on have pride of place have pull with have rathers have recourse to have relations with have rocks in head have rolling in the aisles have second thoughts have seen better days have share of			have nothing on have nothing on have nothing to do with have nothing to do with have number have number have number have number have number have number on it have number on it have number on it have number on it have occasion for have off pat have off pat have off pat have off to a fine art have offspring have on have on have on have on a short leash have on a string have on file have on good authority have on good authority have on good authority have on good authority have on good authority have on hands have on mind have on side have on side have on side have on side have on the ball have on the brain have on the brain have on the brain have on the brain have on the brain have on the run have on the string have on toast have on toast have on toast have one eye on have one foot in the grave have one foot in the grave have one foot in the grave have one foot in the grave have one foot in the grave have one in the oven have one too many have one’s address at have one’s heart set on have one’s plans backfire have oneself Have Only Positive Expectations have only to blame

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