get your claws into somebodya) MARRYif someone gets their claws into another person, they influence them in a harmful way 对某人施加坏的影响 The thought of Eloise getting her claws into the child made his blood run cold. 一想到埃洛伊丝把魔爪伸向这孩子,他就不寒而栗。
b) UNPLEASANTto say unpleasant things about someone in order to upset them 攻击某人,中伤某人 Wait till the papers get their claws into him. 等着报界来骂他吧。
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