to try any method to succeed, even if unlikely
пытаться любыми способами добиться успеха, даже если это маловероятно (pytatsya lyubymi sposobami dobitsya uspekha dazhe esli eto maloveroyatno)
"He was grasping at straws when he suggested that idea."
"Он хватался за соломинку, когда предложил эту идею." (on khvatalsya za solominku kogda predlozhil etu ideyu)
to change your way of thinking completely
someone to give you support and comfort
situations or decisions that involve a lot of risks but also...
showing a lot of affection publicly
Very inexperienced or new at something.
To wait patiently for the right opportunity.
