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A piece of straw would not help to keep a drowning person afloat, but - if you are drowning - you would grab at anything, however hopeless, in your efforts to stay alive.
The expression means that when in trouble, a person will take any chances available to get out of trouble - even 'chances' with no hope of success.
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What does the cowboy slang 'Pecos' mean?
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This literally meant to throw into the Pecos river. Cowboys used it to mean to kill by drowning.
What does the phrase 'I hear you' mean?
I think it means I hear what you are saying and I agree with what you are saying
What does the saying drinking their own bathwater mean?
it would be the equivalent of they did it to themselves or did there self dirty. Another sense is to believe or buy into one's own lies or misconceptions. A group of persons, a nation, a religion or a culture, could 'drink their own bathwater'. 'Bathwater' is a euphemism for bodily waste so if drunk would be for it to return to it's source.
What does the saying at one fell swoop mean?
Suddenly
What does De dire mean in English?
of saying or to say
What does a drowning man will clutch at a straw mean?
It means that when a person is drowning, in their desperation they will grab onto anything ,including a straw, hoping that it will help them from drowning. I think on a larger view this means basically "when life gives you lemons..." One grabs at the slightest chance when all hope is slipping away.
What does fuguratively mean?
Figuratively means expressing something in a non-literal or metaphorical way, rather than in a strictly factual sense. For example, saying "I'm drowning in work" figuratively means that you have a lot of work to do but you are not actually drowning.
What does it mean when you are trapped under water?
drowning?
What does Macbeth mean when he says we have scorched the snake not killed it?
Macbeth is saying that he has done one part of the job but it is still not safe and that the snake can still bite, meaning that it can still be a hindrance, so he describes the situation as incomplete.
What does this mean saved aronnax from drowning?
He was saved by the monster.
In 'You know it would skeer me looks just like a snake an you knows how skeered Ah is of snakes' what does 'skeer' mean?
Skeer and Skeered are written versions of dialect. The person is saying "scare" and "scared" with a country accent.
What does pull in the clutch mean when riding a motorcycle?
The term "pull in the clutch" means squeeze the clutch lever to the handle bar to disengage the clutch. Hope this helps.
In china does a snake mean evil?
No it doesn't mean evil. The snake in China actually means rebirth because the snake sheds it's skin.
What does being heterodox for some genetic trait mean?
It means that there is a high possibility of offspring inheriting the specific trait. For example, a 'normal patterned' snake that is 'hetero for albino' - would likely produce a mixed clutch of babies. The clutch could have all 'normal', all albino or a varying mixture of colour patterns.
What does a hydraulic clutch mean in a camaro?
The same as it mean everywhere else - that depressing the clutch pedal pressurizes a hydrualic fluid, and that pressure is then used to operate the actual clutch mechanism in the transmission.
What other words mean snake?
Serpent is the only synonym for snake.
Did bonnie lee die from drowning?
Do you mean AMY LEE? Haaha no of course she hasn't died from drowning , as a matter or fact , she hasn't died at all she's healthy as can be (: Bonnie Lee was the sister of Amy Lee, who died when Amy was 6. It's speculated that she drowned in the bath tub at age 3, but other's are saying it was due to an undiagnosed illness.
