Have One's Hands Full (with Someone Or Something) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Have One's Hands Full (with Someone Or Something) Idiom mean?

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have one's hands full (with someone or something) What does have one's hands full (with someone or something) mean?	to be busy/occupied with someone or something	The woman has her hands full with her three children.
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go into detail What does "go into detail" mean?	to present and discuss the details of something	The lawyer refused to go into detail about his client's problems.

end up (somewhere) What does "end up (somewhere)" mean?	to finish at a certain place	We ended up at a small coffee shop near the restaurant.
sit back What does "sit back" mean?	to relax/rest, to take a break	We decided to sit back for the day and not do anything.
bite (someone's) head off What does "bite (someone's) head off" mean?	to speak angrily to someone	I am afraid to speak to my teacher because she may bite my head off.
take off after (someone or something) What does "take off after (someone or something)" mean?	to begin to chase someone or something	The fox took off after the rabbit which jumped out of the hole.
beat (something) into (someone's) head What does "beat (something) into (someone's) head" mean?	to force someone to learn something	The teacher thinks that she must beat the material into the students' heads.
con man What does "con man" mean?	swindler; someone who deceives people out of money
Shoot your wad What does "Shoot your wad" mean?	When you have shot your wad, you have expended everything and have no more to say or do about a matter.

burn rubber What does "burn rubber" mean?	accelerate a car so that the tires produce smoke and a squealing noise
X marks the spot What does "X marks the spot" mean?	this is the exact spot	We looked at the map and saw that X marked the spot where the accident had taken place.
lay hold of (something) What does "lay hold of (something)" mean?	get possession of something	If I can lay hold of some tools I will help you fix your toilet.
Queer fish What does "Queer fish" mean?	(UK) A strange person is a queer fish.
No skin off my nose What does "No skin off my nose" mean?	If something's no skin off your nose, it doesn't affect or bother you at all.

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Have One's Hands Full (with Someone Or Something) Idiom