catch at straws
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It is well said, a drowning man will catch at straws.
From Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete by Hogan, William
Let us go at once," said the detective; "drowning men, they say, catch at straws.
From The Burglar's Fate And The Detectives by Pinkerton, Allan
I catch at straws, perhaps, with my unlearned hands, but it's the instinct of affection.
From The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II by Kenyon, Frederic G. (Frederic George), Sir
V. overestimate, overrate, overvalue, overprize, overweigh, overreckon†, overstrain, overpraise; eulogize; estimate too highly, attach too much importance to, make mountains of molehills, catch at straws; strain, magnify; exaggerate &c.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark
Drowning men will catch at straws, and Herbert, in his trouble, tried to think this was probably the way it had happened.
From Try and Trust by Alger, Horatio
