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猫(ねこ)の手(て)も借(か)りたい

ねこのてもかりたいnekonotemokaritai

Rare or specialisedAdjective

Meanings

Meanings are shown in English (JMdict).

  1. expressioni-adjective

    extremely busy; short-handed; wanting even the help of a cat

    idiomatic expression

Example sentences 6

猫(ねこ)の手(て)も借(か)りたいくらいだ。

  • We are so busy we'll take any help we can get.
  • We're so busy we'll take any help we can get.

Words:猫(ねこ)の手(て)も借(か)りたい暗(くら)いだ

猫(ねこ)の手(て)も借(か)りたいほど忙(いそが)しい。

  • We are very busy and short-handed.

Words:猫(ねこ)の手(て)も借(か)りたいほど忙(いそが)しい

猫(ねこ)の手(て)も借(か)りたい。

  • I need all the help I can get.

Words:猫(ねこ)の手(て)も借(か)りたい

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猫(ねこ)の手(て)も借(か)りたいくらい忙(いそが)しいんだよ。

  • We're so busy we'll take any help we can get.

Words:猫(ねこ)の手(て)も借(か)りたい忙(いそが)しい

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