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b7lake
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 Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 1:33 am Post subject: catch |
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(1)A drowning man will catch a straw.
(2)A drowning man will catch at a straw.
Which one is correct?
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Sirius
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| Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 7:48 am Post subject: |
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Neither.
I think the word you meant to use is clutch which in this context means to grab.
A drowning man will clutch at a straw |
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CP
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| Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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You will also hear grasping at straws.
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