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
Adrianus	ah-dree-AH-nus, AH-dree-ah-nus	Dutch
Rozalija	-	Lithuanian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian
Phillis	FIL-is	English
Acantha	ə-KAN-thə (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Khwaja	-	Persian
Jared	JER-əd (English), JAR-əd (English)	English, Biblical