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
Yechi'el	-	Biblical Hebrew
Baruch	bə-ROOK (English), BER-ook (English), BAR-ook (English), BAHR-ook (English)	Biblical, Hebrew
Vilfredo	-	Italian
Sandie	SAN-dee	English (Rare)
Zandra	['zændrə]
Tayeb	-	Arabic