VERB + CLUTCH
- fall into
- She fell into the clutches of the rebel forces
- escape (from)
PREP
- in sb's ~
- They had him in their clutches
- out of sb's ~
- Once she was out of their clutches, she fled across the border
VERB + CLUTCH
- drop, engage, put your foot on
- disengage, let in/out, release, take your foot off
- Put it into first gear and let the clutch out slowly
- ride (= to keep in a state between full engagement and disengagement)
- The driver at the traffic lights was riding his clutch
CLUTCH + VERB
- engage
- disengage
- slip
CLUTCH + NOUN
- pedal
