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የሚሰጥም ገለባ ይጨብጣል

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“One who is drowning grasps at a straw.”

Meaning

This proverb is a direct equivalent of the English idiom 'a drowning man grasps at a straw.' It means that a person in a desperate situation will try anything, no matter how insignificant or unlikely to succeed, in an attempt to save themselves or find a solution.

ትርጉም

ይህ አባባል በከፍተኛ ችግር ውስጥ ያለ ሰው ምንም ያህል ተስፋ ቢስ ቢሆንም እንኳ፣ ራሱን ለማዳን ወይም መፍትሄ ለማግኘት ማንኛውንም ነገር ለመያዝ እንደሚሞክር ያመለክታል።

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Added July 29, 2026
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