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| Celebrity Big Brother 2025 CBB 24, started 7th March 2025, ITV. |
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The voice of reason
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Not to be pedantic but the phrase "clutching at straws" has nothing to do with plastic drinking straws
![]() It comes from a proverb in Thomas More's “Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation” (1534) which says, “A drowning man will clutch at straws.” It is said that the “straw” in this case refers to the sort of thin reeds that grow by the side of a river. ergo she is a bully and its all Ben's fault |
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