She thinks he might still be interested because he calls her now and then but I think she's clutching at straws.
Jerry, grasping at straws, searched the backup tapes from last week, looking for the missing files.
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clutch/grasp at straws — to try to solve a problem by doing things that probably will not help I asked her for a loan. I didn t think she d agree, but at that point I was grasping at straws. • • • Main Entry: ↑straw … Useful english dictionary
grasp at straws — verb To guess randomly at or pursue any apparent option, as due to lack of options or information. I never met his mother, so Im grasping at straws for an appropriate gift for her … Wiktionary
grasp at straws — try something with little hope of succeeding, depend on something that is useless in a time of trouble He is grasping at straws. He will never find enough money to pay next month s rent … Idioms and examples
straw — [[t]strɔ͟ː[/t]] straws 1) N UNCOUNT Straw consists of the dried, yellowish stalks from crops such as wheat or barley. The barn was full of bales of straw... I stumbled through mud to a yard strewn with straw. ...a wide brimmed straw hat. 2) N… … English dictionary
straw — S3 [stro: US stro:] n [: Old English; Origin: streaw] 1.) a) [U] the dried stems of wheat or similar plants that animals sleep on, and that are used for making things such as baskets, hats etc →↑hay ▪ a straw hat b) a single dried stem of stra … Dictionary of contemporary English
grasp — graspable, adj. grasper, n. graspless, adj. /grasp, grahsp/, v.t. 1. to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms. 2. to seize upon; hold firmly. 3. to get hold of mentally; comprehend; understand: I don t grasp your meaning … Universalium
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