clutch one's pearls (English, verb)
expansion: clutch one's pearls (third-person singular simple present clutches one's pearls, present participle clutching one's pearls, simple past and past participle clutched one's pearls)
Senses:
glosses: To react with consternation to someone or something that violates the usual norms.
Forms:
form: clutches one's pearls
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: clutching one's pearls
tags: participle
present
form: clutched one's pearls
tags: participle
past
form: clutched one's pearls
tags: past