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idiomin the clutches of(also in sb's clutches)to be controlled or strongly influenced by someone or something:We were in the clutches of one of the coldest winters ever recorded.Once a moneylender has got you in his clutches, you'll never get out.NoteYou may also hear people use 'the clutches' in other expressions such as 'escape from the clutches of sb/sth' or 'be free from the clutches of sb/sth' in order to show that a situation in which someone was being controlled or influenced has endedHis parents were very relieved that he had escaped from the clutches of 'that woman' as they called her.
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