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grab at

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grab at someone or something and grab for someone or something
to grasp quickly at someone or something; to try to seize someone or something. He grabbed at me, but I got away unscathed. I grabbed at the rope, but missed. The teacher grabbed for the little boy and held him.
See also: grab


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But people tend to grab at random instead of taking what they later will wish they had.
 
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