clutch/grasp at straws idiom
（为摆脱困境）抓救命稻草，不放过任何微小的机会
to be willing to try anything to improve a difficult or unsatisfactory situation, even if it has little chance of success
She offered to take a pay cut to keep her job, but she was just clutching at straws. 她提出减薪以保住工作，但这只不过是在乱抓救命稻草。