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Anglica Language School on X: "Idioms Ep.41: 'to clutch at straws' 🌾 When you clutch at straws, it means you are in a desperate situation and will try anything to resolve it. . #
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to cling at the straw / to clutch at straws What is the right (commonly used) expression? meaning , To make a desperate attempt to salvage a bad situation. | HiNative
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![I know that grasping at straws means something like "trying to find some way to succeed when nothing you choose is likely to work". I don't understand why does that phrase means I know that grasping at straws means something like "trying to find some way to succeed when nothing you choose is likely to work". I don't understand why does that phrase means](https://cdn.hinative.com/attached_images/859550/ec4b13e63fb0c97422cd7b4b99bcaf3b8f4d6b44/large.jpg?1635495307)