clutch at straws

释义

1. clutch / grasp at straws

   （在危难中）抓救命稻草，不放过任何微小的机会

   to try all possible means to find a solution or some hope in a difficult or unpleasant situation, even though this seems very unlikely

电影里这样说 · 2 部

• They come up with us. They're clutching at straws.The Usual Suspects1995
• Clutching her straw bag, the one I gave her for her birthday.National Theatre Live: Prima Facie2022

在完整场景里学

• 初步举证2022
  • 装傻让证人说漏嘴：play it cool（把激动按住）
  • 律师诱证人入套：blood in the water（破绽已露）
  • 回家报赢挨追问：What's new?（有什么新鲜的）

同一词条的短语

• the last straw
• a straw in the wind
• make bricks without straw
• draw the short straw
• draw straws