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
KaleyKAY-leeEnglish (Modern)
PieraPYE-rahItalian
Caldwell[kɔ:ldwəl]
HalİMe-Turkish
GerryJER-ee (English), KHER-ree (Dutch)English, Dutch
ArgiÑE-Basque