持もて余あます
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Meanings
Godan verb
Transitive verb
1. to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
Other spellings
持もてあますもて余あます
Kanji used
Pitch accent
もてあます
もてあます
Examples3
She doesn't seem to know what to do with her leisure time.
I've got time on my hands.
I don't know what to do with my leisure.