Time hangs heavy on someone's hands.

Time hangs heavy on someone's hands.
Time hangs heavy on someone's hands.
Prov. Time seems to go slowly when one has nothing to do. (Note the variations in the examples.) •

I don't like it when time hangs so heavily on my hands.

John looks so bored. Time hangs heavy on his hands.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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