clutch at (someone or something)
clutch at (someone or something)
To grasp at someone or something. The baby clutched at her mother and wailed. My daughter clutched at the string on the balloon so that it wouldn't fly away.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
clutch at someone or something
to grasp at or grab for someone or something. He clutched at the roots of the trees along the bank, but the flood swept him away. Karen clutched at me, but lost her grip.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- clutch at
- grab on to (someone or something)
- grab on
- clutch (someone or something) to (something)
- clutch to
- drop (someone or something) on (someone or something)
- drop on
- clutched
- lay (one's) hands on (someone or something)
- lay hands on