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A list of phrases related to the word "desperate"...
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A drowning man will clutch at a straw
A
forlorn
hope
As
miserable
as sin
Backs to the wall
Brothers In Arms (
Dire
Straits album )
Counsel of
despair
Depths of
despair
Desperate Dan ( a cowboy strongman character in the British comic The Dandy )
Desperate Housewives ( 2004 comedy drama television series )
Desperate measures
Dire
consequences
Get to the end of your tether
Hang on like grim death
In a
critical
condition
In
dire
straits
Last resort
Look on my works, ye mighty, and
despair
( from a poem by Shelley )
Miserable
specimen
Mission
critical
Money For Nothing (
Dire
Straits song )
Most men live lives of quiet
desperation
On the
critical
list
Parlous state
Scraping the bottom of the barrel
The
worried
well
Up against it
Worried
sick