claw one's way back

claw one's way back
   In a situation which has deteriorated, if you claw your way back, you gradually regain your former position through determination, energy and hard work.
   

After a serious accident, the Olympic champion clawed his way back to the top, to the admiration of all.


English Idioms & idiomatic expressions. 2014.

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