捞救命稻草

catch at a straw

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catch at a straw

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捞救命稻草

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like a drowning man catching at a straw; catch (clutch; grasp) at a straw (straws):

他那样做好像一个快要淹死的人拼命想捞救命稻草一样。 He acted like a drowning man trying to catch at a straw.