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gets one's claws out

gets one's claws out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get one's claws out.

Meaning of get one's claws out

Verb

get one's claws out (third-person singular simple present gets one's claws out, present participle getting one's claws out, simple past got one's claws out, past participle (UK) got one's claws out or (US) gotten one's claws out)

  1. To prepare to attack or retaliate
    • That cat will always get its claws out when it sees a mouse.
  2. (idiomatic) To prepare to attack or retaliate
    • You'd better watch out: she's got her claws out for you.

Questions about gets one's claws out

What is gets one's claws out the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets one's claws out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get one's claws out.

Words near gets one's claws out in the dictionary

  1. gets one's bowels in an uproar
  2. gets one's breath back
  3. gets one's butt somewhere
  4. gets one's claws into
  5. gets one's claws on
  6. gets one's claws out
  7. gets one's clock cleaned
  8. gets one's crap together
  9. gets one's dick wet
  10. gets one's ducks in a row
  11. gets one's end in

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