claw back

• [英国英语]设法弥补，设法收回，补偿回收，增税补收(尤指政府以加税补偿收回所增加的福利、补贴开支等):

  The government clawed back some of the money which it gave to arts organizations,in the form of tax.

  政府以税收的方式间接收回了拨给艺术团体的部分款项。