"letzter Strohhalm" meaning in German

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  "etymology_text": "Literally, “last straw”. From the idiom nach jedem Strohhalm greifen (“to use even the least promising options out of desperation”), which is equivalent to English a drowning man will clutch at a straw.",
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      "form": "letzten Strohhalms",
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      "form": "letzte Strohhalme",
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        "one's last hope, last option"
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