desperate

  • We ran away from the rain and got caught by the thunder

    ahntzrev paghkhank gahrgoudeh pernevehtzank

    This proverb expresses the cascading of problems one on top of the other with each worse than the other.

  • one who falls in the river (and panics) will grab (or embrace) a wave

    kedeen eenoghuh aleek guh patduhvee

    Literally, one who falls in the river (and panics) will grab (or embrace) a wave. This means the same as the drowning man will grab at straws.