おぼれる
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown
If it had not been for your help, I should have drowned.
・drown
・indulge
to indulge in;to lose one's head over something;to be addicted;to wallow in
おぼれるものはわらをもつかむ
a drowning man will clutch at a straw