Feeling busy? A funny phrase in Japanese!

There is a funny phrase that Japanese people often say when they are busy! It is an interesting look into the Japanese sense of humor.

Try the quiz below and see if you can guess what it is.

Let's try a fun Japanese quiz

引っ越しの準備で、(　　) の手も借りたいほど忙しかった。

I was so busy preparing to move that I wanted to take all the help I can get.

Choose an answer from from 1～4.

① 犬（いぬ）　
② 猫（ねこ）
③ ネズミ
④鳥（とり）

Vocabulary

引っ越し（ひっこし）　moving

準備（じゅんび）　preparation

答えは・・・The answer is・・・

②　猫（ねこ）

Today's Phrase :

猫の手も借りたい (neko no te mo karitai)
I’ll take all the help I can get.

Etymology

The phrase is a humorous saying that means ; when you are busy, you can use all the help you can get - even a cat's help or cat's paw, which is so useless (except for catching mice) would be appreciated!