A man of straw is still a man.
A drowning man will clutch at straws.
A man and a sheaf of straw make two.
A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
Keep fire away from straw.
A man of straw is worth a woman of gold.
The last straw breaks the camel's back.
Rotten straw can harm a healthy horse.
I believe that a revolution can begin from this one strand of straw. Seen at a glance, this rice straw may appear light and insignificant. Hardly anyone would believe that it could start a revolution. Nevertheless, I have come to realize the weight a...
Whoever can walk on water is probably made of straw.
Never watch a bonfire wearing a straw coat.
If you have a tail of straw, then keep away from the fire.
On a long journey, even a straw weighs heavy.
It is better to make money in the straw market than to lose it in the money market.
I had a dream about you. We drank coffee with straws and laughed. We ate soup with straws and laughed. Then I nasally and noisily inhaled your giggles with a straw, like cocaine, and I laughed, but you didn’t, because I’d just snorted your joy.
Whoever has a tail of straw should not hesitate near the fire.
The food chain has victims at both ends: even rapists and murderers need someone to look down on, and kid killers will do nicely.
The noun phrase straw man, now used as a compound adjective as in 'straw-man device, technique or issue,' was popularized in American culture by 'The Wizard of Oz.'
To pretend to satisfy one's desires with worldly goods is like using straw to put out a fire.
And fetch some straw. We’ll put it between us and the ground. No reason we shouldn’t sleep soft tonight.” “Straw. I love luxury.
Or perhaps it is because it is so NECESSARY for you to win. It is like a drowning man catching at a straw. You yourself will agree that, unless he were drowning he would not mistake a straw for the trunk of a tree.
