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Meaning of get one's claws into | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To have a controlling influence over.

idiomatic, transitive

Equivalents

Deutsch jemanden an der Leine haben
Suomi iskeä kyntensä
Français mettre le grappin sur
Bahasa Indonesia mencengkeram

Examples

“Once that bank gets its claws into you, it doesn't let go easily.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

get one's claws on get one's claws out get one's clock cleaned get one's dick wet get one's ducks in a row get one's end away

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