We prefer paper drinking straws because they're environmentally friendly.
grasp at straws, clutch at straws, grab at straws, grasp at a straw, clutch at a strawv expr
informal, figurative (do [sth] desperate) (مجازي)
يتمسّك بحبال الهواء
يعقد آمالاً باطلة
ملاحظة: Usually used in the continuous.
The company tried using a new slogan, but they were clutching at straws; they were doomed to go bankrupt.
the last strawn
figurative (final source of irritation) (مجازي)
القشة التي قصمت ظهر البعير
That was the last straw! I can't take any more of your abuse; I'm leaving you.
straw ballotn
(unofficial poll, vote)
استفتاء غير رسمي
straw dogn
figurative ([sth] created to be destroyed)
حجَّة تُقال لكيلا تثبت
straw hatn
(hat woven from dried stalks)
قبعة من القش
She was wearing a straw hat to protect her head from the glare of the sun.
straw mann
figurative (insubstantial argument)
حجة تافهة
The argument was a straw man, which the Prime Minister put up to divert attention away from his own weaknesses.
straw mattressn
(bed padding filled with straw)
فرشة/مرتبة محشوة بالقش
People used to use straw mattresses instead of spring mattresses.
straw poll, also US: straw voten
(unofficial survey or vote)
استطلاع غير رسميّ
the straw that broke the camel's backn
figurative (final bad thing) (مجازي)
القشة التي قصمت ظهر البعير
Ursula had tolerated her husband's bad temper for years, but when he yelled at her mother, that was the straw that broke the camel's back and she kicked him out.
The lawsuit was the straw that broke the camel's back for the struggling business.