Idiom: "Clutch at straws" means?
- To hold on to something strong and reliable
- To make a desperate attempt with little hope of success
- To gather useful resources
- None of these
Explanation
The idiom refers to a person in a desperate situation trying anything, no matter how unlikely it is to help, out of a lack of better options.
It comes from the saying "a drowning man will clutch at a straw," meaning even a weak or useless thing might be grabbed in a moment of desperation.
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- Getting married
- Friendship
- Enmity
- None of these
اس سوال کو وضاحت کے ساتھ پڑھیں
- Time seems to pass slowly when you are waiting
- Food takes a long time to cook
- Cooking requires patience
- None of these
اس سوال کو وضاحت کے ساتھ پڑھیں
- To avoid disturbing someone
- To avoid restarting a conflict
- To kill the sleeping dogs
- None of these
اس سوال کو وضاحت کے ساتھ پڑھیں
- A beautiful object
- Beginning and end
- A good man
- Something divine
اس سوال کو وضاحت کے ساتھ پڑھیں
- To bury something
- To get involve in
- To take interest in other affairs
- Both B and C
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