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a drowning man will clutch at a straw

idiom

डूबते को तिनके का सहारा; मुसीबत में फँसा आदमी हर छोटी उम्मीद का सहारा लेता है

“a drowning man will clutch at a straw” का हिंदी में अर्थ है डूबते को तिनके का सहारा; मुसीबत में फँसा आदमी हर छोटी उम्मीद का सहारा लेता है. In English, it means a person who is in serious trouble or danger will try anything, however small or unlikely, that might save them.

idiom
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    saying

    a person who is in serious trouble or danger will try anything, however small or unlikely, that might save them

    डूबते को तिनके का सहारा; मुसीबत में फँसा आदमी हर छोटी उम्मीद का सहारा लेता है

    • After failing in every treatment, he even tried a quack's remedy; a drowning man will clutch at a straw.
    • The losing party made wild promises in the last week of the campaign, like a drowning man clutching at a straw.

    Main word straw