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claw your way (somewhere)
idiom
to move forwards with difficulty, especially by using stiff curved fingers to remove the things that are in your way: （尤指用手指）扒出一条路前行，艰难地移动
The rescuers could hear the sound of the trapped people desperately trying to claw their way through the rubble.救援人员可以听到被困人员的动静，他们拼命想从废墟中用手扒出一条生路来。
figurativeSidney ruthlessly clawed his way up the position of junior clerk to chairman of the company (= he achieved success with effort and by hurting other people).
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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clamber
claw
crawl
crawly
four
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on all foursidiom
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scramble
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slither
slithery
wriggle
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