show one's claws

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To demonstrate one's ability to hurt another.
    — In this event he really showed his claws by winning ten games, drawing four while losing four.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see show, claw.

词形变化

shows one's claws present,singular,third-person showing one's claws participle,present showed one's claws past shown one's claws participle,past

词源

From the way a feline will extend its claws when attacking, as opposed to leaving them retracted so that they do not show.
0 次浏览 数据来源: Wiktionary