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The literary meaning of this proverb is that a drowning man in a desperate condition catches a straw with the fond hope of saving him from drowning. Through the straw is very tiny he knows heart in heart what a great support it can provide to him at the time of acute dander. The proverb indicates how a man is in very critical situation wants to take the support of even feeble and frail things to save him. The support may be a petty one but he knows well that it would be a great moral support giving strength to him to come out of the crisis successfully. When a person is mighty and in gaiety, he avoids taking a glance at petty things. But when he finds himself in a peril in a, the same petty thing seems to be a great moral support to him at that time.

Once an ant fell in to a pond It was about to be drowned into the water and struggled for life. A kind hearted hunter dropped a leaf just beside the ant and the ant slowly jumped on the leaf and thus saved itself. Though it could not escape from the danger of drawing, it tackled the situation and took the support of the small leaf to save itself. In the similar manner if a well- educated and highly talented person has no job of his states, without feeling frustration and disappointment, he must seek a small job to ease the critical situation and tale a sing of relief. So, we, in our life should never consider any petty thing a meager and avoid it. It may be a great more support on crisis as a drowning man catches at a straw.