(idiomatic) so busy there are not enough hours in the day; lit. to want to borrow even the paw of a cat

(literally) have one's hands behind one's back / (idiomatic) be arrested

rear gunner

Alternative spelling of お手上げ: throwing up one's hands: giving up, quitting

Alternative spelling of お手上げ: throwing up one's hands: giving up, quitting

quoting a passage and interpreting it without regard to its context; take out of context

Kyūjitai form of 断章取義

to discard the shadow for the substance; compare take the shadow for the substance.

a lar gibbon

able to both talk and do; an eloquent speaker and a skilled worker; one who works as well as talks