| 词汇 | get one's claws into |
| 释义 | (redirected from get one's claws into)get (one's) claws into (someone)To exert one's influence over another person. Bobby's new girlfriend must have gotten her claws into him—have you seen the way he's dressing these days? get your claws into someone1. If someone gets their claws into you, they control or influence you in a selfish way for their own advantage. The Tigers want to get their claws into 20-year old striker Martin Carruthers from Aston Villa. Note: Other verbs can be used instead of get. These people had their claws into him and he didn't know how to get clear of them. 2. If a woman gets her claws into a man, she manages to start a relationship with him. Sadly for Jackie, Amanda got her claws into Gavin first. Note: Other verbs can be used instead of get. She wasted no time in hooking her claws into Des. Note: You usually use this expression in a disapproving way. get your claws intoenter into a possessive relationship with someone (used especially of a woman who dominates or manipulates a man). informalget your ˈclaws into somebody1 (disapproving) if a woman gets her claws into a man, she tries hard to make him marry her or to have a relationship with her: He was perfectly happy before she got her claws into him! 2 criticize somebody severely: Wait until the media gets its claws into her. Claws are the sharp curved nails on the end of an animal’s or a bird’s foot. |
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