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
Lainey	LAYN-ee	English (Modern)
Keren	-	Hebrew
Rosine	-	French
TristÁN	tree-STAHN	Spanish
Hayden	HAY-dən	English
Francisca	frahn-THEES-kah (Spanish), frahn-SEES-kah (Latin American Spanish), frən-SEESH-kə (Portuguese)	Spanish, Portuguese, Late Roman