- ˌclaw sth ˈback
- phrasal verb
Britishto gradually get back something that you used to have but lost
Dictionary for writing and speaking English. 2014.
ˌclaw sth ˈback
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claw sth back — UK US claw (sth) back Phrasal Verb with claw({{}}/klɔː/ verb ► STOCK MARKET if a share price claws back, or claws back a particular amount, it slowly increases after it has gone down: »The firm clawed back 15p of Monday s 60p decline to reach… … Financial and business terms
claw back — UK US claw (sth) back Phrasal Verb with claw({{}}/klɔː/ verb ► STOCK MARKET if a share price claws back, or claws back a particular amount, it slowly increases after it has gone down: »The firm clawed back 15p of Monday s 60p decline to reach… … Financial and business terms
claw — 1 noun (C) 1 a sharp curved nail on the toe of an animal or bird: The cat dug his claws into my leg. 2 get your claws into sb a) if a woman gets her claws into a man, she shows that she is determined to marry him b) to say unpleasant things about … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
claw — [klɔː] noun [C] I one of the sharp curved nails that some birds and animals have on their feet II verb [I/T] claw [klɔː] to attack someone or damage something using claws • claw sth back … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
claw — claw1 [klo: US klo:] n ↑fur, ↑paw, ↑claw [: Old English; Origin: clawu] 1.) a sharp curved nail on an animal, bird, or some insects ▪ The cat dug his claws into my leg. ▪ lobster claws 2.) get your claws into sb … Dictionary of contemporary English
claw your way back something of something something — claw your way back, into sth, out of sth, to sth, etc. idiom to gradually achieve sth or move somewhere by using a lot of determination and effort • She clawed her way to the top of her profession. • Slowly, he clawed his way out from under the… … Useful english dictionary
claw your way back out of something something — claw your way back, into sth, out of sth, to sth, etc. idiom to gradually achieve sth or move somewhere by using a lot of determination and effort • She clawed her way to the top of her profession. • Slowly, he clawed his way out from under the… … Useful english dictionary
claw your way back something of to something — claw your way back, into sth, out of sth, to sth, etc. idiom to gradually achieve sth or move somewhere by using a lot of determination and effort • She clawed her way to the top of her profession. • Slowly, he clawed his way out from under the… … Useful english dictionary
claw your way back out of to something — claw your way back, into sth, out of sth, to sth, etc. idiom to gradually achieve sth or move somewhere by using a lot of determination and effort • She clawed her way to the top of her profession. • Slowly, he clawed his way out from under the… … Useful english dictionary
claw your way into something of something something — claw your way back, into sth, out of sth, to sth, etc. idiom to gradually achieve sth or move somewhere by using a lot of determination and effort • She clawed her way to the top of her profession. • Slowly, he clawed his way out from under the… … Useful english dictionary
