Speakur

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get one's claws into

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English

Syllables
get one's -claws in-to
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To have a controlling influence over.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

gets one's claws into (present, singular) getting one's claws into (participle, present) got one's claws into (past) got one's claws into (UK, participle) gotten one's claws into (US, participle)

Phrases

get one's claws on get one's hands on

Frequently Paired Words

get one's claws on get one's hands on

Synonyms

get one's hooks into

Questions

What does get one's claws into mean?
To have a controlling influence over.

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