a drowning man will grab at a straw
a drowning man will grab at a straw
proverb Someone who is desperate enough will try anything to help their situation, even if it is really of no help at all. A: "I heard Jared is going to a psychic to help him figure out how to salvage his marriage." B: "Wow. A drowning man will grab at a straw, huh?"
See also: drown, grab, man, straw, will
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- a drowning man will grasp at a straw
- clutch
- drown
- a drowning man will clutch at a straw
- help a lame dog over a stile
- helping
- lame
- help on
- help (someone) on
- go hat in hand to (someone)