grasp at a straw in English

Forms: grasps at a straw [present, singular, third-person], grasping at a straw [participle, present], grasped at a straw [participle, past], grasped at a straw [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} grasp at a straw (third-person singular simple present grasps at a straw, present participle grasping at a straw, simple past and past participle grasped at a straw)

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"grasp at a straw" meaning in English

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