"By the scruff of the neck" nghĩa là gì?

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Deb Kennedy

"By the scruff of (one's)/its/the neck" có scruff là gáy, cần cổ -> cụm từ này nghĩa là tóm cổ, tóm gáy.

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On two occasions misfortune has conspired to subvert the Brazilian prodigy’s chances of grabbing the competition by the scruff of the neck in the red and blue colors of Paris Saint-Germain.

“I am not unsympathetic, as they suggest. If you say someone in the church did (something wrong, then) file a complaint. ’’The church cannot just take him (the archbishop) by the scruff of the neck and throw him out. There are processes to be followed.”

Sunday’s victory, in Binder’s rookie season in the MotoGP category, was only his third GP in the elite (ưu tú, cao cấp) class. And the Potchefstroom-born rider’s triumph was one of sustenance and style, taking the Brno circuit by the scruff of the neck to beat out his opponents (đối thủ) by an impressive 5.266 second.

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