grasp at a straw

To make a desperate attempt to salvage a bad situation. A: "But what about all those times I took the trash out when you hadn't even asked me to?" B: "That has nothing to do with why you're in trouble now, so stop grasping at a straw."

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Lysander	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Svarog	-	Slavic Mythology
Jeong-Hun	jung-hoon	Korean
Abelone	-	Danish
Hadewych	HAH-də-veekh, HAH-də-weekh	Dutch
Firouzeh	-	Persian