Japanese Dictionary

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猫の手も借りたい

Kana Reading
ねこのてもかりたい
Romaji
nekonotemokaritai
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    extremely busy; lit: so busy one would even welcome the help of a cat
    Example sentence
    年末は猫の手も借りたいほど忙しくなる。 We become very shorthanded at the end of the year.

Examples of 猫の手も借りたい, ねこのてもかりたい in a sentence

  • 年末は猫の手も借りたいほど忙しくなる。

    We become very shorthanded at the end of the year.

  • 猫の手も借りたいほど忙しい。

    We are very busy and short-handed.

  • 猫の手も借りたいくらいだ。

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

  • 私達は忙しくて猫の手も借りたいくらいだ。

    We are so busy we'd take any help we could get.

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