at a straw

See: GRASP AT STRAWS.

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straw

[straw] See: [GIVE A HANG], [GRASP AT A STRAW], [GRASP AT STRAWS], [LAST STRAW] or [STRAW THAT BREAKS THE CAMEL'S BACK], [MAKE BRICKS WITHOUT STRAW]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

catch at a straw

[catch at a straw] See: [GRASP AT STRAWS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[grasp at straws] or [clutch at straws] {v. phr.} To depend on something that is useless or unable to help in a time of trouble or danger; try something with […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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