get one's hooks into

English

Verb

get one's hooks into (third-person singular simple present gets one's hooks into, present participle getting one's hooks into, simple past got one's hooks into, past participle (UK) got one's hooks into or (US) gotten one's hooks into)

1. Synonym of get one's claws into

Further reading

• “get your hooks into sb sth”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “get your hooks into someone” (US) / “get your hooks into someone” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.