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grasp at straws



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Idioms and Phrases

Also, clutch at straws . Make a desperate attempt at saving oneself. For example, He had lost the argument, but he kept grasping at straws, naming numerous previous cases that had little to do with this one . This metaphoric expression alludes to a drowning person trying to save himself by grabbing at flimsy reeds. First recorded in 1534, the term was used figuratively by the late 1600s.
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And they grasp at straws to 鈥減rove鈥 themselves right.

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鈥淚f you鈥檙e a governor right now, or invested in Democratic governors鈥 successes, you don鈥檛 have much else to talk about,鈥 he said, 鈥渟o you grasp at straws.鈥

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鈥淚鈥檓 afraid we鈥檙e all trying to grasp at straws. We鈥檙e trying to find the golden solution: So we just get enough vaccine and we push enough vaccine to people and that鈥檚 going to take care of it,鈥欌 he said.

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鈥淚鈥檓 afraid we鈥檙e all trying to grasp at straws. We鈥檙e trying to find the golden solution: 鈥楽o we just get enough vaccine and we push enough vaccine to people and that鈥檚 going to take care of it,鈥欌 he said.

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Opponents of drug legalization argue that the need to find new revenues during the pandemic may be leading people to grasp at straws 鈥 and leaving them prone to being manipulated and misled.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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graspgrasp (clutch) at straws