tarttua oljenkorteen

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Finnish[edit]

Verb[edit]

tarttua oljenkorteen (literally, “to grab/grasp a straw”)

  1. (idiomatic) to grasp at straws, clutch at straws (get hold of any help, even if it is insignificant)
    hukkuva tarttuu oljenkorteen ― a drowning man will clutch at a straw

Conjugation[edit]

See tarttua.

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