"猫の手も借りたい" meaning in All languages combined

See 猫の手も借りたい on Wiktionary

Phrase [Japanese]

Forms: 猫の手も借りたい [canonical] (ruby: (ねこ), (), ()), neko no te mo karitai [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|idiom|ねこ の て も かりたい|head=猫の手も借りたい}} 猫(ねこ)の手(て)も借(か)りたい • (neko no te mo karitai)
  1. (idiomatic) so busy there are not enough hours in the day; lit. to want to borrow even the paw of a cat Tags: idiomatic

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