get your claws into
get (one's) claws into (someone)
To exert one's influence over another person. Bobby's new girlfriend must have gotten her claws into him—have you seen the way he's dressing these days?
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2022 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.
get your claws into
enter into a possessive relationship with someone (used especially of a woman who dominates or manipulates a man). informalFarlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017