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	Pronounced	Usage
BrÍGida	-	Portuguese
Marise	-	French
Karthika	-	Tamil, Indian, Malayalam
Herodion	-	Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek
Rodrigo	ro-DREE-go (Spanish, Italian), roo-DREE-goo (Portuguese)	Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Galician
Klotho	-	Greek Mythology