catch at straws
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Drowning men catch at straws, and the spectacled visage of the auctioneer, as he clings wildly to his rostrum, is a perfect study of terrified imbecility.
From English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century. How they Illustrated and Interpreted their Times. by Everitt, Graham
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
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.
Dying men catch at straws, and, to appeal to this passage is as if one were catching at a straw.
From The Doctrines of Predestination, Reprobation, and Election by Wallace, Robert
Notwithstanding its improbability, the idea takes, and is entertained, as drowning men catch at straws.
From The Death Shot A Story Retold by Reid, Mayne
