Meanings
alternative a drowning man will grab at a straw · alternative a drowning man will grasp at a straw · alternative a drowning man will grab at straws · alternative a drowning man will grasp at straws
- A person in urgent need of assistance will seize any available form of aid, regardless of its insignificance.
Translations
Arabic الغريق يتعلق بقشة
- الغريق يتعلق بقشةTranslations
Chinese Mandarin 病急亂投醫 /病急乱投医
- 病急亂投醫 /病急乱投医 (bìng jí luàn tóu yī)Translations
Czech tonoucí se i stébla chytá, tonoucí se stébla chytá
- tonoucí se i stébla chytáTranslations
- tonoucí se stébla chytáTranslations
Finnish hukkuva tarttuu oljenkorteen
- hukkuva tarttuu oljenkorteenTranslations
French tout est bon à qui se noie
- tout est bon à qui se noieTranslations
Japanese 溺れる者は藁をも掴む
- 溺れる者は藁をも掴む (oboreru mono wa wara o mo tsukamu)Translations
Korean 물에 빠지면 지푸라기라도 잡는다
- 물에 빠지면 지푸라기라도 잡는다 (mure ppajimyeon jipuragirado jamneunda)Translations
Māori ka heke te wera o te rā, ka raru te kōkopu.
- ka heke te wera o te rā, ka raru te kōkopu.Translations
Polish tonący brzytwy się chwyta
- tonący brzytwy się chwytaTranslations
Russian утопа́ющий и за соло́минку хвата́ется
- утопа́ющий и за соло́минку хвата́ется (utopájuščij i za solóminku xvatájetsja)Translations
Turkish denize düşen yılana sarılır
- denize düşen yılana sarılırTranslations
Cite this entry
a drowning man will clutch at a straw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a%20drowning%20man%20will%20clutch%20at%20a%20straw
“a drowning man will clutch at a straw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a%20drowning%20man%20will%20clutch%20at%20a%20straw. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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