Meaning of 持て余す in Japanese

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Definition of 持て余す

もてあます(moteamasu) 【 持て余す ·持てあます 】

持余 Kanji Details

  1. (v5s, vt) to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

    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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