BY THE SCRUFF OF THE / SB'S NECK

Meaning of BY THE SCRUFF OF THE / SB'S NECK in English

roughly holding the back of an animal's or person's neck :

She grabbed him by the scruff of the neck and threw him out.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SB — Solomon Islands
Internet Domains English vocabulary
SCRUFF — noun Etymology: alteration of earlier scuff, of unknown origin Date: 1790 the back of the neck ; nape
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SB — abbreviation bachelor of science, southbound
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SCRUFF — I. ˈskrəf, -ru̇f- noun ( -s ) Etymology: alteration of scurf 1. dialect chiefly England : dandruff , scurf 2. …
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NECK
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BY — I. |bī also especially bef cons bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English be, bī, preposition, …
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SB — I. abbreviation or noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin scientiae baccalaureus Bachelor of Science II. abbreviation 1. sales book …
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SB — symbol Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — abbreviation 1. stilb 2. substantive
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SCRUFF — (n.) The nape of the neck; the loose outside skin, as of the back of the neck.
Английский словарь Webster
SCRUFF — (n.) Scurf.
Английский словарь Webster
SCRUFF — ( n. ) The nape of the neck; the loose outside skin, as of the back of the neck.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SCRUFF — ( n. ) Scurf.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SCRUFF — scruff 1 /skruf/ , n. the nape or back of the neck. [ 1780-90; var. of dial. scuff, scuft schoft …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SB — Symbol, Chem. antimony. [ stibium ]
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NECK — — necker , n. — neckless , adj. — necklike , adj. /nek/ , n. 1. the part of the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BY — by 1 /buy/ , prep., adv., adj., n., pl. byes . prep. 1. near to or next to: a home …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SCRUFF — n. back of the neck, nape
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BY — I. ˈbī, before consonants also bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English, preposition, be, bī; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SCRUFF — noun Etymology: alteration of earlier scuff, of unknown origin Date: 1790 : the back of the neck : nape
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SB — 1. [New Latin scientiae baccalaureus ] bachelor of science 2. southbound
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SB — Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — substantive
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SCRUFF — noun scurf. 2. scruff ·noun the nape of the neck; the loose outside skin, as of the back of the …
Webster English vocab
NECK — vt & ·vi to kiss and caress amorously. 2. neck ·noun the point where the base of the stem of …
Webster English vocab
BY — (·pref.) against. 2. by ·adv aside; as, to lay by; to put by. 3. by (·pref.) on; along; in traversing. …
Webster English vocab
SCRUFF — ~ 1 ■ noun the back of a person's or animal's neck. Origin C18: alt. of dialect scuff , of …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SB — ■ symbol the chemical element antimony. Origin from L. stibium .
Concise Oxford English vocab
SCRUFF — [scruff] n [alter. of earlier scuff, of unknown origin] (1790): the back of the neck: nape
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SB — [sb] abbreviation substantive Sb [L stibium] abbreviation antimony SB [NL scientiae baccalaureus] abbreviation bachelor of science; simultaneous broadcast, southbound
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SCRUFF — scruff BrE AmE skrʌf ▷ scruffs skrʌfs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SCRUFF — / skrʌf; NAmE / noun ( BrE , informal ) a dirty or untidy person • IDIOMS - by the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NECK — / nek; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] the part of the body between the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BY — / baɪ; NAmE / preposition , adverb ■ preposition 1. near sb/sth; at the side of sb/sth; beside sb/sth : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SCRUFF — scruff /skrʌf/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: scuff 'back of the neck' (18-19 centuries) , perhaps from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NECK — I. neck 1 S2 W2 /nek/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hnecca ] 1 . PART …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BY — I. by 1 S1 W1 /baɪ/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: be , bi ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SCRUFF — n. the back of the neck as used to grasp and lift or drag an animal or person by (esp. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [L stibium]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NECK — n. & v. --n. 1 a the part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders. b the part …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BY — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1 near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SCRUFF — n. the back of the neck as used to grasp and lift or drag an animal or person by (esp. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NECK — n. & v. n. 1 a the part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders. b the part …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BY — prep., adv., & n. prep. 1 near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [ L stibium ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SCRUFF — 1. n. the back of the neck as used to grasp and lift or drag an animal or person by …
Oxford English vocab
NECK — n. & v. --n. 1. a the part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders. b the part …
Oxford English vocab
BY — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1. near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Oxford English vocab
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. Etymology: L stibium
Oxford English vocab
SCRUFF — If someone takes you by the scruff of the neck , they take hold of the back of your neck …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NECK — ( necks, necking, necked) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Your neck …
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BY — The preposition is pronounced /baɪ/. The adverb is pronounced /baɪ/. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
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SCRUFF — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES the scruff...of...neck (= back ) ▪ The dog picked up the puppy and carried it …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NECK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a crick in your back/neck ▪ He was getting a crick in his neck …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BY
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SCRUFF — (PERSON) [noun] [C] [UK] [informal] - a dirty and untidy personThose old jeans make you look a terrible scruff!
Cambridge English vocab
NECK — See: BREATHE DOWN ONE'S NECK, BREAK ONE'S NECK, CATCH IT IN THE NECK or GET IT IN THE NECK, PAIN …
Slang English vocab
NECK — See ↑ KISS 2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be a pain in the neck • ↑ be breathing down sb's neck …
Longman Activator English vocab
NECK — See: BREATHE DOWN ONE'S NECK, BREAK ONE'S NECK, CATCH IT IN THE NECK or GET IT IN THE NECK, PAIN …
Словарь английских идиом
SB — Should Be Slow Blow (type of electric fuse) Sweater Boy For more possible definitions for SB , click here ©1988-2002, …
Most Common Acronyms and Abbreviations English vocabulary
SCRUFF — сущ. загривок, затылок, задняя часть шеи to take by the scruff of the neck ≈ взять за шиворот (обыкн. the …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NECK — 1. сущ. 1) а) шея to break the neck ≈ свернуть шею to get it in the neck разг. ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BY — 1. предл. 1) а) у, при, около a home by a lake ≈ дом рядом с озером Syn : near …
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