Asteroid-Man said:
corellian77 said:
Asteroid-Man said:
But don't worry I looked it up! Man, your British people have some weird terms. I still don't understand what that means, even after reading a whole page on it. :S

Where are you Asteroid-Man? "Grasping at straws" is widely used in Canada and the USA as well.

Asteroid-Man said: WHAT!? Are you sure we use that in Canada?

I've been Canadian for 31 years and didn't have to look it up. ;) Don't worry about it. Haha. "Grasping at straws" (or "clutching at straws") is quite common, but it's just something that doesn't come up much in normal conversation.