in clutches

in(to) someone's clutches

Fig. in the control of someone who has power or authority over someone else. Snow White fell into the clutches of the evil witch. Once you're in my clutches, I'll ruin you.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Delphine	del-FEEN	French
Antanas	-	Lithuanian
Basemmath	-	Biblical Greek
Ana	AH-nah (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese, Slovene, Bulgarian, Romanian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Georgian
Krysten	KRIS-tin	English (Modern)
Alister	['ælistə]