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Multi-word Results
| grasp at a straw |
to seek anything, no matter how flimsy, that might save one from a predicament. |
| last straw |
the most recent in a series of irritations or disappointments, which causes a loss of endurance, patience, temper, or the like. |
| pine straw |
the dried fallen needles of a pine tree. |
| straw boss |
(informal) an assistant foreman or supervising member of a work crew. [2 definitions] |
| straw color |
a light yellow color. |
| straw hat |
a hat made from natural straw or a straw-like material, often used in warm weather. |
| straw man |
a bundle of straw made to resemble a human being; scarecrow. [4 definitions] |
| straw vote |
an unofficial nonbinding vote or poll taken as a measure of public opinion on an issue. |
| straw-hat |
of, designating, or relating to a summer theater or summer theaters located in rural or suburban areas. |
| the last straw |
the final, decisive defeat, failure, indignity, burden, or the like that causes collapse, exhaustion, the losing of one's temper, or the like. |
| the straw that broke the camel's back |
the final, decisive defeat, failure, indignity, burden, or the like that causes collapse, exhaustion, the losing of one's temper, or the like. |
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