藁をもすがる

わらをもすがる

Also written 藁をも縋る

Meanings

1. Expression, Godan verb to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures (non-standard variant of 藁にもすがる) See also: 藁にもすがる (わらにもすがる).

Kanji

• 藁 straw. Read as わら.

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