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had time on one's hands

had time on one's hands is the simple past and past participle of have time on one's hands.

Meaning of have time on one's hands

Verb

have time on one's hands (third-person singular simple present has time on one's hands, present participle having time on one's hands, simple past and past participle had time on one's hands)

  1. (idiomatic) To have additional or spare time in which one has nothing particular to do or accomplish.

Questions about had time on one's hands

What is had time on one's hands the simple past and past participle of?
Had time on one's hands is the simple past and past participle of have time on one's hands.

Words near had time on one's hands in the dictionary

  1. had the world by the tail on a downhill pull
  2. had the world by the testicles
  3. had the world on a string
  4. had tickets on oneself
  5. had time
  6. had time on one's hands
  7. had time on one's side
  8. had to
  9. had to say for oneself
  10. had truck with
  11. had up

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