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a drowning man will clutch at a straw
Definition:  people who find themselves in difficult situations, they do whatever it takes to get out of that particular situation
Usage:  a Christian man tried all the available western medicine for his illness, now he is turning to traditional medicine – a drowning man will clutch at a straw
SEPEDI
Translation:  monna wo a nwelelago o tla itshwarelela ka lehlokwa
Proverb: go senya hlegere go phološitše mmutla
XITSONGA
Translation:  munhu loyi a nwelaka u ta tiponisa hi xintambhyana
Proverb: khamba ri tumbela hi kamba ra n’hwembe
TSHIVENḒA
Translation:  munna a nwelaho khothe u ḓo farelela lwatsi
Proverb: ṅwana mutshenzhela ṅanga, u ṱanganya ṅanga ndi hawe