oprijé(ma)ti se to cling (to); to grasp (at)
oprijé(ma)ti se upanja to cling to a hope
slámica short (ali thin) straw, straw
loviti se za slámico, oprijemati se slámice (figurativno) to catch a straw, to clutch at any straw
vleči (žrebati) slámice to draw straws