Which of these is a proverb?

I have it as clutches at straws. Gollum clutches at his precious . Apollo 13 clutches at hope. Tom Cruise can’t handle the truth- because it’s been put on a high shelf!!

Player #92723922, i think just straw is enough, because it represents "flimsy option" as stated in the description. it wont make sense if "straw" is in the plural form, coz it will just mean the same "flimsy option", just in plural.

Player #92723922, i think just straw is enough because it represents

Player #92723922, o rh

That book has been rewritten to death. The word "subjective" comes to mind.

ok that's just a weird saying.

a drowning man catches all straws indeed

it should be catches AT all straws. implies TRYING all the various options, looking for one that works catches all straws implies that ALL available options have been successfully used. then he wouldn't be drowning, would he?

a man caught at the dead end will do anything or invent some things to defend himself