have one's handful

Verb

alt-of obsolete

Obsolete form of have one's hands full.

Japanese Meaning

多忙で手がいっぱいの状況、忙しくて余裕がない状態を示す（「have one's hands full」の意味）

To have one's handful with three apprentices and a mounting pile of orders, the master potter rose before dawn.

弟子が三人いて注文が山積みで手がいっぱいだったため、その陶工は夜明け前に起きた。

Sense（1）

Obsolete form of have one's hands full.

has one's handful

（ present singular third-person ）

having one's handful

（ participle present ）

had one's handful

（ participle past ）

had one's handful

（ past ）