How to Pronounce "grasp at straws"
expression
GRASP-at-STRAWZ
grah-SPAT-strawz
Definition
To try any possible solution, even if it is unlikely to work, usually because you are desperate.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɡɹæsp/ /ˈæt/ /ˈstɹɔz
British English
ɡɹˈɑːsp/ /ˈæt/ /stɹˈɔːz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
GRASP-at-STRAWZ
UK
grah-SPAT-strawz
Listen in Context
After failing all the tests, he started to grasp at straws by copying his neighbor's answers.
The company was losing money and began to grasp at straws to stay open.
She called every doctor she could find, grasping at straws for a cure.
When my laptop wouldn't turn on, I tried everything—even shaking it—just grasping at straws.