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clutch/grasp at straws
clutch/grasp at straws
► F0 to be willing to try anything to improve a difficult or unsatisfactory situation, even if it has little chance of success: » She offered to take a pay cut to keep her job, but she was just clutching at straws.Thesaurus+: ↑Wanting things , ↑Hoping and hopefulness |