Would Be a Handful?

If you say that someone, especially a child, is a handful, you mean that they are difficult to control. [informal] Zara can be a handful sometimes. Synonyms: nuisance, bother, pest, pain in the neck [informal] More Synonyms of handful.

How do you use a handful?

Handful sentence example
  1. Why do you take up a handful of dirt? ...
  2. He grabbed a handful of cookies and left. ...
  3. He laughed and drank another handful of water. ...
  4. He tossed it on the bed and grabbed a handful of clothes then stuffed them in.

What does it mean to be a bit of a handful?

a person, often a child, who is difficult to control: Her older son is fine but the little one is a bit of a handful. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Difficult things and people.

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