catch at straws

Example Sentences

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One hope I clung to, as the drowning catch at straws.

From Branded by Lynde, Francis

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

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

A new character appears, but not a very amiable one; but I attach myself to him, as drowning men catch at straws.

From Japhet, in Search of a Father by Marryat, Frederick

They are only weak individualities who, in the act of drowning, catch at straws.

From The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 30, June 1893 An Illustrated Monthly by Newnes, George