in someone's clutches
成語所屬單字clutches
in someone's clutches — 慣用語
1. trapped under the harsh control of a person or group, in a way that is hard to e
1.慣用語
釋義
落入某人魔掌
trapped under the harsh control of a person or group, in a way that is hard to escape from.
例句
The whistleblower spent two years in the clutches of corrupt police before fleeing the country.
Once the gambler was in the clutches of the loan shark, every payment made the debt larger.