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おぼれる者ものはわらをもつかむ
Meanings
Expression
Proverb
1. a drowning man will catch at a straw
Alt. forms
溺おぼれる者ものは藁わらをも掴つかむ
おぼれる者ものはわらをもつかむ
おぼれる者ものは藁わらをもつかむ
Kanji used
者
someone
Used in: 2
Composed of
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
person
straw
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp