'catch at straws' definitions:
Synonyms of 'catch at straws'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ask for it,
- be hopeful,
- be rash,
- be reckless,
- carp,
- cavil,
- cut up,
- fault-find,
- find fault,
- go too far,
- keep hope alive,
- keep hoping,
- knock on wood,
- never say die,
- nitpick,
- pettifog,
- pick holes,
- pick to pieces,
- pull apart,
- pull to pieces,
- quibble,
- take exception,
- take heart,
- tear apart,
- tear to pieces