to clutch at a straw; to grasp at any straw in a desperate situation, making a futile struggle to save oneself
他在公司破产后，试图抓住任何一个机会，哪怕只是捞稻草，希望能找到新的出路。
After his company went bankrupt, he tried to seize every opportunity, even if it meant grasping at straws, hoping to find a new way out.
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