藁わらをも掴つかむ

expression, godan verb (-mu)

grasp at straws; resort to desperate measures

Idiomatic expression meaning to cling to anything, however unreliable, when in a desperate situation. Often used in the form 藁をも掴む思い.

See also: 藁にもすがる

• 彼かれは藁わらをも掴つかむ思おもいで、その怪あやしい投とう資し話ばなしに飛とびついた。

  He jumped at the dubious investment opportunity, grasping at straws in desperation.

• 藁わらをも掴つかむ気き持もちで、どんな助たすけでも受うけ入いれた。

  With a feeling of grasping at straws, I accepted any help I could get.