256Japanese idiom 四字熟語
猫の手も借りたい
ねこのてもかりたいNeko no te mo karitai
“One would even borrow the cat's paws.”
The meaning
Overload said with humor: even the most useless help would be welcome. Beneath the joke, a real signal — when you are there, it is time to ask for human help.
At the origin
A familiar expression for periods of overload.
The characters
In practice
If you are down to the cat's paws, delegate one real task to a human.