Grasp
91grasp at straws — Australian Slang get desperate …
92grasp all lose all — just when you think you have it all figured out you realize just how little you know …
93grasp the nettle — confront problems, deal with difficult situations …
94grasp at straws — try something with little hope of succeeding, depend on something that is useless in a time of trouble He is grasping at straws. He will never find enough money to pay next month s rent …
95grasp the nettle — Brit. tackle a difficulty boldly. → nettle …
96grasp at straws — 1. to try any method, even those that are not likely to succeed, because you are in such a bad situation. He s hoping that this new treatment will help him but I think he s clutching at straws. (usually in continuous tenses) 2. to try to find… …
97grasp reflex — involuntary grasping in response to anything that touches the palm of the hand. This is a normal reflex in babies that is lost in early childhood. In adults it is a sign of damage to the prefrontal lobes of the brain …
98ˈgrasp at sth — phrasal verb to try to take hold of something …
99grasp the nettle — Confront openly a difficult situation …
100grasp at something — …