grasping at straws
US /ˈgræspɪŋ æt strɔz/
・UK /ˈgrɑ:spɪŋ æt strɔ:z/
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idm.Making weak or unlikely attempts to find a solution in desperation.
She is grasping at straws to prove her innocence in court.
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Official "Tell the World" Feature Film
- Surely, dear, just grasping at straws.
Surely, dear, just grasping at straws.
- Surely, dear, just grasping at straws.
Surely, dear, just grasping at straws.
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- And that really suggests that investors are essentially grasping at straws at this moment.
And that really suggests that investors are essentially grasping at straws at this moment.
- And that really suggests that investors are essentially grasping at straws at this moment.
And that really suggests that investors are essentially grasping at straws at this moment.