80002267-a 'trying everything to save something or someone, especially in desperate situations (melissa)';
 
英语 clutch at straws , cling to any straw , grasp at straws
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英语
trying everything to save something or someone, especially in desperate situations (melissa)
― I was clutching at straws in search for a cure for cancer
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See also: desperate
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