持て余す

もてあます

to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

Also written 持てあます、もて余す

Meaning

v5svt
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

Example sentences

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.
私は時間を持て余している。

I've got time on my hands.