get hooks in

get one's hooks in(to) someone or something

and get one's hooks in

Fig. to obtain a strong and possessive hold on someone or something. She just can't wait to get her hooks into him. He finally got in his hooks and guarded her jealously.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sroel	-	Yiddish
OctÁVio	-	Portuguese
Costel	ko-STEL	Romanian
Gyuri	DYOO-ree	Hungarian
Ada	AY-də (English), AH-dah (Polish, Finnish)	English, German, Polish, Hungarian, Italian, Finnish
Octavia	ahk-TAYV-ee-ə (English)	English, Spanish, Ancient Roman