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got one's claws out

got one's claws out is the simple past and past participle 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 got one's claws out

What is got one's claws out the simple past and past participle of?
Got one's claws out is the simple past and past participle of get one's claws out.

Words near got one's claws out in the dictionary

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

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