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In Kamchatka, a curious bear cub had a rather unfortunate fishing trip! 🔻While trying to snag a tasty fish, it accidentally slipped and fell into a tank full of fish waste at a processing plant. • Спасительная соломинка (femin. dimin.) [spa-si-til'-na-ya sa-lo-min-ka] A saving straw • Хвататься за соломинку (imperf.) [khva-ta-tsa za sa-lo-min-ku] To grasp at a straw 🔻This Russian idiom, meaning grasping at a straw, describes someone in a complex, seemingly hopeless situation clinging to anything possible for salvation. 🔻And thankfully, that much-needed соломинка appeared in the form of quick-thinking employees from the fish processing factory! They swiftly came to its rescue, pulling the surprised, albeit a bit smelly, cub to safety! What a fishy tale with a truly happy ending! Video: Vladimir Shably #phraseology #spoken_Russian #useful_vocabulary #news 😎RCR | Support | Boost