单词 | claw sth back |
释义 | claw sth back claw sth back — phrasal verb with claw /klɔː/ aep /klɑː/ verb [I or T] F0 to get possession of something again with difficulty: » The airline is beginning to claw back some of the business it lost after the bomb explosion.Thesaurus+: ↑Giving, bringing or getting backF0 MAINLY UK If the government, for example, claws back money, it takes money back in one way that it has already given in another way: » We got a government grant for setting up our business, but they clawed it all back again in taxes.Thesaurus+: ↑Giving, bringing or getting back |
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