grasping at straws
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Trying anything in desperation when nothing is working.
"By suggesting layoffs would solve the crisis, the board was clearly grasping at straws."
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Pentagon officials give update on Iran war as Navy destroyers transit Strait of Hormuz | Full Video
Face the Nation · 16:42
It feels like Iran is grasping at straws
Florentino Pérez did not hold back 🗣️
CBS Sports Golazo · 0:06
is sort of grasping at straws to figure
The Ceasefire is Not Over With Iran Says Hegseth
Bloomberg Podcasts · 17:17
It feels like Iran is grasping at straws
Live: Hegseth Pentagon press conference on Iran war news amid continued strikes at Strait of Hormuz
USA TODAY · 15:34
It feels like Iran is grasping at straws
Trump ‘grasping at straws’ in Iran negotiations, possible re-escalation: Foreign policy expert
MS NOW · 2:32
And so they're sort of grasping at straws.