藁にもすがる — Semantide dictionary

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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' ending
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
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Also written 藁にも縋る【わらにもすがる】

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Adverb (fukushi)hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope