be clutching at straws

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbe clutching at strawsbe clutching at strawsespecially British English to be trying everything possible to find a solution or hope in a difficult situation, even though it will probably be unsuccessful I knew that trying the alternative medicine was just clutching at straws. → clutchExamples from the Corpusbe clutching at straws• Green ponds should not be a problem now, but come next summer, you may be clutching at straws.

单词	be clutching at straws
释义	be clutching at straws From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbe clutching at strawsbe clutching at strawsespecially British English to be trying everything possible to find a solution or hope in a difficult situation, even though it will probably be unsuccessful I knew that trying the alternative medicine was just clutching at straws. → clutchExamples from the Corpusbe clutching at straws• Green ponds should not be a problem now, but come next summer, you may be clutching at straws.
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