scruff in the PONS Dictionary

scruff Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to grab sb by the scruff of the neck
хващам нкг за врата

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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He took the game by the scruff of the neck and influenced it in a big way.
www.skysports.com
She took the plan by the scruff and has come out looking fresh, vibrant and happy.
www.independent.ie
He is taking games by the scruff of the neck, winning points individually for the team and doing really well.
www.dailymail.co.uk
The skin tears easily, particularly in strategic positions such as the scruff of the neck.
en.wikipedia.org
He has to take games by the scruff of the neck.
www.dailymail.co.uk
And while some razor sales are declining the companies attribute it more to competition, as opposed to scruff.
www.thestar.com
An explicit, high-profile movie about two ordinary-looking scruff-pots?
www.standard.co.uk
Neither did enough to take the game by the scruff of the neck but you could see the impact they will have this year.
www.theroar.com.au
A cat is carried by the scruff of its neck by a teenage boy.
en.wikipedia.org
Others trim their beards fashionably; some have disorganized scruff.
www.theglobeandmail.com

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