take by the scruff of the neck
1take by the scruff of the neck — If you take something by the scruff on the neck, you take complete control of it …
2take by the scruff of the neck — If you take something by the scruff on the neck, you take complete control of it. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
3neck — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. channel, isthmus, strait, pass; cervix; constriction, narrow ing; scruff, nape. See narrowness, convexity, connection. v. i., slang, make love, pet, make out (inf.), smooch (inf.). See endearment. II… …
4scruff — n. (to take smb.) by the scruff of the neck * * * [skrʌf] (to take smb.) by the scruff of the neck …
5scruff — [[t]skrʌ̱f[/t]] PHRASE: v n PHR If someone takes you by the scruff of the neck, they take hold of the back of your neck or collar suddenly and roughly. He picked the dog up by the scruff of the neck and hurled her down the stairs …
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9back — I n 1. rear, end, tail end, heel, stern; posterior, breech, buttocks, rump, fundament, hindquarters, (of animals) loins, (horse) croup; (of the neck) nape, (of the neck) scruff, (of the head) Anat. occiput; reverse, reverse side, other side, flip …
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