a drowning man will catch
1a drowning man will clutch at a straw — One grabs at the slightest chance when all hope is slipping away. Clutch is comparatively recent and is more suggestive of desperation than the earlier catch. To clutch at a straw (or straws) is frequently used as a metaphorical phrase. 1534 MORE …
2catch — see you cannot catch old birds with chaff it doesn’t matter if a cat is black or white, as long as it catches mice a cat in gloves catches no mice a drowning man will clutch at a straw eagles don’t catch flies …
3Drowning by Numbers — film poster Directed by Peter Greenaway Produced by …
4Will Ferrell — Ferrell in May 2009 Born …
5clutch (or grasp or catch) at straws — resort in desperation to unlikely or inadequate means of salvation. [from the proverb a drowning man will clutch at a straw.] → straw …
6List of Deadliest Catch episodes — This is a list of Deadliest Catch episodes with original airdate on Discovery Channel. Airdates on Discovery Channel Canada generally differ. Contents 1 Pilot 2 Season 1 3 Season 2 4 Season 3 …
7List of Man vs. Wild episodes — The following is a list of episodes of Man vs. Wild, broadcast by Discovery Channel in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Brazil, India and Europe. The show is called Born Survivor in parts of Europe, including the UK, where it… …
8Maging Sino Ka Man — Format Drama, Romance Created by ABS CBN Starring John Lloyd Cruz …
9Hollow Man 2 — Infobox Film name = Hollow Man 2 caption = writer = Joel Soisson Jeb Stewart starring = Christian Slater Peter Facinelli Laura Regan director = Claudio Fäh producer = David Lancaster Vicki Sotheran Douglas Wick distributor = Sony Pictures… …
10Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind …
