手が離せない

be tied up

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be tied up An idiomatic expression meaning that you are busy with something and cannot stop or attend to someone right now.

JA: 今、料理中で手が離せない。

EN: I'm tied up cooking right now.

今ちょっと手が離せない。

I can't step away right now.

あいにく、今は手が離せないんだ。

Unfortunately, I’m tied up right now.

ごめん、今手が離せないよ。

Sorry, I can't step away right now.

悪いけど、今手が離せないんだ。

Sorry, but I can't get away right now.

すみません、今ちょっと手が離せないんです。

Sorry, I'm a little tied up right now.