毒どく牙が

noun

poison fang

Literal meaning: the fang of a venomous animal, especially a snake.

• ヘビは毒どく牙がで獲え物ものに毒どくを注ちゅう入にゅうする。

  The snake injects venom into its prey with its poison fangs.

noun

sinister ways; crooked means; clutches

Figurative use, often in the phrase 毒牙にかかる (to fall victim to someone's evil schemes). Describes underhanded tactics or being ensnared by a malicious person.

See also: 毒牙にかかる (どくがにかかる)

• 彼かれは詐さ欺ぎ師しの毒どく牙がにかかって全ぜん財ざい産さんを失うしなった。

  He fell into the clutches of a swindler and lost his entire fortune.

• 悪あく質しつ商しょう法ほうの毒どく牙がから高こう齢れい者しゃを守まもらなければならない。

  We must protect the elderly from the sinister ways of fraudulent business practices.