nach einem Strohhalm greifen
Weizenstroh; Weizenstroh; Stroh
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
Strohballen; Strohzielscheibe; mit Stroh umwickelter Schlagpfosten (im Karate)
a drowning man will catch at a straw
new straw; straw from the current year; rice seedlings boiled and dried and then tied into a woman's hair to chase evil spirits away
making things out of straw (winter work for farmers)
straw wedding (anniversary)
rich or poor, a man is a man; (lit.) a man whose hair is tied with straw is still a man
grass and straw (as fodder for horses, etc.)