get (one's) claws into

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?

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ashley	['æʃli]
Gilbert	GIL-bərt (English), zheel-BER (French), KHIL-bərt (Dutch), GIL-bert (German)	English, French, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic
Calvert	['kælvət]
Sarit	-	Hebrew
Oberon	O-bər-ahn (English)	Literature
RÓBert	-	Hungarian, Icelandic