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agarrarse a un clavo ardiendo

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
agarrarse a un clavo ardiendo, agarrarse de un clavo ardiendo loc verb	coloquial (aferrarse a una última esperanza) (figurative)	any port in a storm expr
		desperate times call for desperate measures expr
		clutch at straws expr
	Está tan desesperado por la muerte de su hija que va a una vidente. La gente se agarra a un clavo ardiendo.

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