Idiom: one’s hands are full

Meaning

Idiom: (one’s) hands are full / have one’s hands full

to be very busy

Example sentences

— During registration, we have our hands full with many different tasks.

— At the moment, I can’t take on any new clients because my hands are already full.

— I'm sorry I haven't called sooner. Our hands have been really full since we had the baby.

— My hands are full this morning filling orders but if you could come by after 2:00 pm I'd be happy to give you more information about our services.

— Your hands seem very full these days. Perhaps you should hire an assistant.

— My hands are full right now because of exams but I promise to call when they're finished next week.

— When I was working full-time, my hands were always full and I never had time to just relax and appreciate the small wonders of life.

— We have our hands full during tax season because so many clients wait until the last minute to give us the information we need to prepare their tax returns.

— Our hands are full these days since we rescued a stray dog with six puppies.

— It seems like your hands are full this week. Is there anything I can do to help?

— We really wish we could come to your party but our hands are full with spring cleaning and we really want to finish up this weekend.

— If your hands are too full to travel to the conference in Tokyo, we can send someone from the marketing department instead.

Synonyms

up to one's eyes (eyeballs) in something
have several irons in the fire
have a lot going on
have a lot on one's plate

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Idiom: one’s hands are full

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