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grasp_at_straws

grasp at straws

English

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Verb

grasp at straws

  1. (idiomatic) To guess randomly at or pursue any apparent option, due to a lack of clear choices or information.
    I've never met his mother, so I'm grasping at straws for an appropriate gift for her.

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References

  • Titelman, Gregory Y., "The Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings" (Random House, New York, 1996).