猫の手も借りたい

be extremely busy

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be extremely busy Literally, “want to borrow even a cat’s paw.” This idiom describes being so busy that you would welcome help from anyone—or even an unhelpful cat.

JA: 引っ越しの準備で、猫の手も借りたいほど忙しい。

EN: I’m so busy preparing for the move that I could use help from anyone.

猫の手も借りたいくらいだ。

I’m so busy I could use all the help I can get.

猫の手も借りたい。

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

猫の手も借りたいほど忙しい。

I’m so busy, I could use all the help I can get.

年末は猫の手も借りたいほど忙しくなる。

At the end of the year, we get so busy that we could use all the help we can get.

私達は忙しくて猫の手も借りたいくらいだ。

We're so busy that we'd welcome help from anyone—even a cat.