It means the person is desperate and is seeking any answer to their problem.
Clutching at Straws was created on 1987-06-22.
The Bill - 1984 Clutching at Straws 1-3 is rated/received certificates of: UK:15 (video rating)
It is attributed to Sir Thomas More in 1534 in A drowning man will catch at straws meaning an act of desperation.
The word clutching means to grasp an object tightly for example Timmy was clutching on to the library book like his life dependant on it. The word can also mean to become nervous or panicked.
is it right the synonym of clutching is clutch
clutching the throat
Clutching Stems was created on 2011-06-07.
The little old lady was clutching the lamp post so tightly that I was unable to help her cross the street. Stop clutching at me.
No, the word straws is not an adverb.The word straws is a noun.
Vainly Clutching at Phantom Limbs was created in 1995.
To do scientific research there has to be a starting point - something unexplained or puzzling. There is nothing anomalous about gold and therefore no reseach that would point to a young earth or otherwise. Those who hope for such research are simply clutching at straws.
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