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持て余す
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 持て余す.
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1
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
Examples
彼女は暇を持て余しているらしい。
She doesn't seem to know what to do with her leisure time.
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