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猫の手も借りたい

phrase

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

仕事が忙しくて、猫の手も借りたいほどです。

I'm so busy with work, I could use all the help I can get.

意味（1）

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

年(とし)の暮(く)れは、海(の)苔(り)生(せい)産(さん)者(しゃ)は、猫(ねこ)の手(て)も借(か)りたいほど忙(いそが)しい。

Toshi no kure wa, nori seisansha wa, neko no te mo karitai hodo isogashii.At the end of the year producers of nori are so busy there aren't enough hours in the day.