catch at straws
Example Sentences
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The American Board, I am sorry to feel and think, are good at attempting to catch at straws when important missionary objects have been faithfully placed before them.
From A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information by William Henry Gray
"Or you would have gone on horseback," said his wife, ever ready to catch at straws.
From 'Lena Rivers by Mary Jane Holmes
Drowning people, it is said, catch at straws.
From Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders Cogitations and Confessions of an Aged Physician by William A. (William Andrus) Alcott
One hope I clung to, as the drowning catch at straws.
From Branded by Francis Lynde
It is an old saying that 'drowning men catch at straws.'
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by E. Rameur
