猫の手も借りたい

ねこのてもかりたい

Meanings

1. Expression, い-adjective extremely busy; short-handed (literally: wanting even the help of a cat)

Kanji

• 猫 cat. Read as ねこ.
• 手 hand
• 借 borrow. Read as かりる.

Example sentences

• 猫の手も借りたいくらいだ。
  We are so busy we'll take any help we can get.
• 猫の手も借りたい。
  I need all the help I can get.
• 猫の手も借りたいくらい忙しいんだよ。
  We're so busy we'll take any help we can get.

Word lists

• Idioms

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