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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given proverb: A drowning man will clutch at a straw
- 1One who learns swimming uses tubes to swim.
- 2Someone who is in a very difficult situation will take any available opportunity to improve it.✓
- 3A sinking man will use even a straw to breathe.
- 4One who swims in a river will possibly drown easily.
Correct answer
Someone who is in a very difficult situation will take any available opportunity to improve it.
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