藁にもすがる (わらにもすがる) — to grasp at straws

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藁わらにもすがる

to grasp at straws

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藁にも縋る

わらにもすがるワラにもすがる

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to grasp at straws, to resort to desperate measures

idiomatic expression

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藁

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straw

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藁にもすがる

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