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
Judit	YOO-deet (Hungarian)	Hungarian, Spanish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Nohemi	-	Spanish
Fletcher	['fletʃə]
Indah	EEN-dah	Indonesian
Battista	baht-TEE-stah	Italian
Velvet	VEL-vət	English