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handful

noun [S] (DIFFICULT PERSON)
 
 
/ˈhænd.fʊl/

Definition

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.Difficult things and peoplePreventing and impeding
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