transcription, транскрипция: [ skrʌf ]
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.
PHRASE : v n PHR
SCRUFF
Meaning of SCRUFF in English
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006