claw your way (somewhere) Значение & определение

Значение на claw your way (somewhere) на български

• 0 to move forwards with difficulty, especially by using stiff curved fingers to remove the things that are in your way:

  • The rescuers could hear the sound of the trapped people desperately trying to claw their way through the rubble.

  • figurative Sidney ruthlessly clawed his way (up) from the position of junior clerk to chairman of the company (= he achieved success with effort and by hurting other people).