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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- To be helppless
- To look angry
- To be humiliated
- None of these
اس سوال کو وضاحت کے ساتھ پڑھیں
- To confess fully
- To destroy before it
- To praise oneself
- None of these
اس سوال کو وضاحت کے ساتھ پڑھیں
- To deal with someone or something that proves unexpectedly troublesome or powerful
- To meet with disaster
- To trap wanted criminal with great difficulty
- None of these
اس سوال کو وضاحت کے ساتھ پڑھیں
- Performing two tasks in same time efficiently
- Watch your behavior and language
- To deceive and trick someone
- None of these
اس سوال کو وضاحت کے ساتھ پڑھیں
- Rescued from a difficult situation at the last moment
- Find out about something that was meant to be kept secret
- After a bad experience, someone becomes more cautious
- None of these
اس سوال کو وضاحت کے ساتھ پڑھیں
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