救命稻草

wǒ hěn qīng chu cháng shì fēi chuán tǒng liáo fǎ zhǐ bu guò shì zài zhuā jiù mìng dào cǎo

我很清楚尝试非传统疗法只不过是在抓救命稻草。

I knew that trying the alternative medicine was just clutching at straws.

tā men jiàn jiù mìng dào cǎo jiù lāo

他们见救命稻草就捞。

They grasped at every straw.