English Explanatory Dictionary

show one's claws

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To demonstrate one's ability to hurt another.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see show, claw.

Word forms

show one's claws shows one's claws showing one's claws showed one's claws shown one's claws

Etymology

From the way a feline will extend its claws when attacking, as opposed to leaving them retracted so that they do not show.

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