slender reeds
Narrow marsh plants
Slender reeds are thin, grass-like plants that grow in wetlands and along waterways.
The phrase often appears figuratively to describe something fragile or unreliable as a source of support: He's grasping at slender reeds if he thinks that excuse will work.
A slender reed is someone or something too weak to depend on.
- marshlandWaterlogged lowland area
- thinSmall in diameter
- caneStick for support
- rushesMoves very quickly
- stalksFollows obsessively or secretly
hollow · bulrush · flute · cattail · marsh grass · flexible · sedge · Pan · fragile · bamboo · papyrus · woven basket · rattan · stems · shaft · thatching · Bible · sway
metaphorical reliability
slender reedssolid foundation
firm ground · bedrock · pillar of strength · anchor · cornerstone