be clutching/grasping at strawsto be trying everything you can to succeed, even though the things you are doing are not likely to help or work 〔在危难中〕抓救命稻草,不放过任何微小的机会be clutching/grasping at straws• Green ponds should not be a problem now, but come next summer, you may be clutching at straws.
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