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- fall into clutches
fall into clutches
fall into somebody's clutches
to become influenced or controlled by someone who is likely to use their power in a bad way He fell into the clutches of a nationalist terrorist group. There were fears that the weapons might fall into the enemy's clutches.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Blerta | | BLER-tah | Albanian |
Sime | | - | Macedonian |
IzsÁK | | EE-zhahk | Hungarian |
Shanice | | shə-NEES | African American (Modern) |
Tycho | | TIE-ko (English) | Ancient Greek (Latinized) |
Shqipe | | - | Albanian |