Meaning of straw-clutchingly | Babel Free

Definitions

In a manner which involves clutching at straws.

idiomatic, informal

Examples

“In other words, any Scottish supporter who had straw-clutchingly hoped for a fitness crisis in the All Blacks game has been disappointed.”

“However, in those heightened milliseconds of being able to circumnavigate the entire scene of her imminent destruction, Petra knows that her straw-clutchingly pathetic notion is far from the truth.”

“The half-hour show will be hosted by Zoe Ball and fans are already speculating that this could be a hint that we’re about to see the first female Doctor in the show’s 50-year history. That might be a straw-clutchingly tenuous theory but the time is certainly right.”

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