clutch 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 clutching at a straw."

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hameed	-	Arabic
Aryana	-	English (Modern)
Skanda	-	Hinduism
Barker	['ba:kə]
Andie	['ændi]
Lyubov	lyoo-BOF (Russian)	Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian