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clutch at

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The moment eternal - just that and no more - When ecstasy's utmost we clutch at the core While cheeks burn, arms open, eyes shut, and lips meet! Robert Browning

If I roll my eyes and mutter, if I clutch at my heart and scream in horror like a third-rate actress chewing up a mad scene, I do it in private and nobody sees but the bathroom mirror. Margaret Atwood

One of my biggest problems this season was with the clutch at the start of the race. I hate to risk the car. Alain Prost

A drowning man will clutch at a straw. English Proverb

A drowning man will clutch at straws. Armenian Proverb

A drowning man will clutch at a straw. Traditional Proverb

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