"get one's claws into" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-get one's claws into.ogg [Australia] Forms: gets one's claws into [present, singular, third-person], getting one's claws into [participle, present], got one's claws into [past], got one's claws into [UK, participle, past], gotten one's claws into [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> one's claws into}} get one's claws into (third-person singular simple present gets one's claws into, present participle getting one's claws into, simple past got one's claws into, past participle (UK) got one's claws into or (US) gotten one's claws into)
  1. (transitive, idiomatic) Have a controlling influence over. Tags: idiomatic, transitive Synonyms: get one's hooks into Related terms: get one's claws on, get one's hands on Translations (Translations): iskeä kyntensä (Finnish), mettre le grappin sur (French), mencengkeram (Indonesian)
    Sense id: en-get_one's_claws_into-en-verb-ofD0R0aO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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