claw back
phrasal verbclaw something back
- to get something back that you have lost, usually by using a lot of effort
设法捞回；费力地挽回 - The company is trying to claw back its share of the market.
公司正在努力挽回失去的市场份额。 - Newcastle managed to claw a goal back.
纽卡斯尔队成功扳回一球。
- The company is trying to claw back its share of the market.
- (of a government) to get back money that has been paid to people, usually by taxing them
（常通过税收手段）收回（已支付给民众的钱款） - The Chancellor is expected to claw back £2.8 billion in the budget.
预计财政大臣将收回预算中的 28 亿英镑。
- The Chancellor is expected to claw back £2.8 billion in the budget.