catch at straws
Example Sentences
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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
Not a few joined it, indeed, as a last resort, after having tried every thing else, as drowning men are said to catch at straws.
From Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages Including a System of Vegetable Cookery by Alcott, William A. (William Andrus)
At such times the mind, fearful for herself, catches at phrases and fancies, as drowning men catch at straws.
From An Old Meerschaum From Coals Of Fire And Other Stories, Volume II. (of III.) by Murray, David Christie
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
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 Rameur, E.
