catch at straws
Example Sentences
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It is said "the drowning catch at straws."
From Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal by Richardson, Sarah J.
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
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
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
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.
