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词汇 scruff
释义
idiomscrufftake/grab sth by the scruff of the neckdeal with to take determined action in order to deal with a difficult problem or reorganize a system:The government showed its lack of any real commitment to grab terrorism by the scruff of the neck.The Tourist Boards have taken the hotel industry by the scruff of the neck and said: look, you must have standards, you must have quality, and you must be price competitive.Saunders had huge authority in the company, because he had picked it up by the scruff of the neck and transformed it.

by the scruff of (one's)/its/the neck

By the back of the neck (of a person or animal). My mom was so mad that she grabbed me by the scruff of the neck and hauled me into my room to be grounded. I had to yank the cat out from under the floorboards by the scruff of its neck. The boss took John by the scruff of his neck and warned him never to do something so foolish again.

by the scruff of somebody’s/the ˈneck

(hold somebody or an animal) by the back of the neck: The barman took her by the scruff of the neck and threw her out.

scruff(y)

(ˈskrəf(i))
mod. sloppy; unkempt. Why don’t you clean up this scruff car? It’s—like—grody!

scruff

verb
See scruffy
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