jiù mìng dào cǎo救命稻草(one's) last straw to clutch at; one's last hopeFrequency 2.6Meanings(one's) last straw to clutch at; one's last hopeExample sentences这笔紧急贷款成了小企业渡过难关的救命稻草。他把最后一次申诉视为自己的救命稻草。