a drowning man will clutch at a straw in English

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      "expansion": "a drowning man will clutch at a straw",
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        "A person in desperate need of help will grab hold of some help, even if it is insignificant."
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          "word": "beggars can't be choosers"
        }
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        {
          "word": "a drowning man will grab at a straw"
        },
        {
          "word": "a drowning man will grasp at a straw"
        },
        {
          "word": "a drowning man will grab at straws"
        },
        {
          "word": "a drowning man will grasp at straws"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "tonoucí se i stébla chytá"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "tonoucí se stébla chytá"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "hukkuva tarttuu oljenkorteen"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "tout est bon à qui se noie"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "tonący brzytwy się chwyta"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "utopájuščij i za solóminku xvatájetsja",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "утопа́ющий и за соло́минку хвата́ется"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "a drowning man will clutch at a straw"
}

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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "grasp at straws"
    },
    {
      "word": "beggars can't be choosers"
    }
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        "A person in desperate need of help will grab hold of some help, even if it is insignificant."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "a drowning man will grab at a straw"
    },
    {
      "word": "a drowning man will grasp at a straw"
    },
    {
      "word": "a drowning man will grab at straws"
    },
    {
      "word": "a drowning man will grasp at straws"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
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      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "tonoucí se i stébla chytá"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "tonoucí se stébla chytá"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "hukkuva tarttuu oljenkorteen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "tout est bon à qui se noie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "tonący brzytwy się chwyta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "utopájuščij i za solóminku xvatájetsja",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "утопа́ющий и за соло́минку хвата́ется"
    }
  ],
  "word": "a drowning man will clutch at a straw"
}

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"a drowning man will clutch at a straw" meaning in English

Proverb