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.
Related MCQs
- Money is more important than courage
- Being brave can make you successful
- Success comes only through luck
- None of these
اس سوال کو وضاحت کے ساتھ پڑھیں
- For a very long time
- For a short time
- Until the morning
- None of these
اس سوال کو وضاحت کے ساتھ پڑھیں
- Freedom to choose between several options
- An option of taking what is offered or nothing at all
- A difficult decision between two equally good options
- None of these
اس سوال کو وضاحت کے ساتھ پڑھیں
- It is a very difficult task, but you have to do it.
- It is an easy task, and you can avoid doing it.
- It is an unnecessary task that should not be done.
- None of these
اس سوال کو وضاحت کے ساتھ پڑھیں
