to try any method to succeed, even if unlikely
intentar cualquier método para tener éxito, incluso si es poco probable (intentar kualkier metodo para tener exito incluso si es poko probable)
"He was grasping at straws when he suggested that idea."
"Estaba aferrándose a un clavo ardiendo cuando sugirió esa idea." (estaba aferrandose a un clavo ardiendo cuando sugirio esa idea)
to begin to do something regularly
to aim for something very ambitious
to frighten someone very badly
to make a small mistake
To try to solve a problem by spending a lot of money instead...
a person’s ability to judge what is right and wrong