Alternative form of grasp at straws

plural of grab bag

plural of grab-bag

(idiomatic) To get something quickly

(often attributively) A robbery where a window of a shop or other premises is smashed and items are grabbed as quickly as possible.

To perform a smash and grab.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, grab. / (Australian rules football) to mark the football, especially overhead

Attracting notice and attention, or prone to doing so.

(archaic) The practice of theft by grabbing or snatching a purse or other piece of property.

(idiomatic) To exert control over (something).