手持ち無沙汰、手持ちぶさた、手持無沙汰、手持ち不沙汰、手持不沙汰
てもちぶさた
temochibusata
JMdict entry #1698910
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi) having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
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Example sentences
タバコでも吸っていないと手持ちぶさただ。
tabako de mo suxtsu te i nai to temochi busa tada 。
Sometimes I smoke just to give my hands something to do.