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one's claws are showing

one's claws are showing

one is acting catty; one is saying spiteful and cruel things. Gloria: Did you see what she was wearing? I wouldn't be caught dead in it! Sally: Gloria, my dear, your claws are showing.
See also: claw, showing

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
KrystynKRIS-tinPolish
Zdislav-Czech, Medieval Slavic
SolÈNeso-LENFrench
&Aelig;&Eth;Elstan-Anglo-Saxon
Cordellkawr-DELEnglish
Jaak-Estonian, Flemish
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