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idiomtake/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.
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