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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a bit of a handful" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe someone or something that is difficult to manage or handle. For example, you might say, "My brother's rambunctious four year old is a bit of a handful!".
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That was a bit of a handful".
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I have been a bit of a handful but I have mellowed.
"A cottage is a bit of a handful and it needs to be lived in," Mr. Flynn said.
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There were missing extras, and one of his stars, Chelsea Handler, was being a bit of a handful.
The bambini – three boys aged seven, six and four – looked either adorable or a bit of a handful, depending on how much you knew about kids.
Although Lucy finds that her human pet isa lot of fun to play and nap with, he is also a bit of a handful, ruining the furniture and refusing to potty train in a tray of kitty litter.
I like dogs so I took Elliot for a couple of laps round the block but he was a bit of a handful as he only really understands French.
The meerkats were simple - at just 13 - but proved a bit of a handful for Look East reporter Mike Liggins.
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