en grasp at straws

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: JMDict 1.07 and English Wiktionary
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Related terms

  • en drowning man will clutch at straw ➜
  • en guess ➜
  • en information ➜
  • en option ➜
  • en random ➜
  • en straw clutchingly (r) ➜

Word forms

  • en clutch at straw (v) ➜
  • en clutch at straws (v) ➜
  • en grab at straw (v) ➜
  • en grab at straws (v) ➜
  • en grasp at straw (v) ➜

Synonyms

  • ja 藁にもすがる (v) ➜
  • ja 藁にも縋る (v) ➜

Derived terms

  • en drowning man will clutch at straw ➜
  • en straw clutchingly ➜

Derived from

  • en straw ➜

Links to other resources

  • en.wiktionary.org grasp at straws
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