I need help with this phrase- "手持ち無沙汰"- none of the kanji seem to form anything with each other, and I'm not sure what ち is there for, if it's a connector, or etc.

officialshinano said:

I need help with this phrase- "手持ち無沙汰"- none of the kanji seem to form anything with each other, and I'm not sure what ち is there for, if it's a connector, or etc.

"Temochi busata": being bored or at a loose end. (Literally, "to have a long silence in hand".)

Moonspeaker said:

"Temochi busata": being bored or at a loose end. (Literally, "to have a long silence in hand".)

I have been graced with your presence. Thank you, I'm not very good with some Kanji, especially the last two, ha.