If someone takes you by the ~ of the neck, they take hold of the back of your neck or collar suddenly and roughly.
He picked the dog up by the ~ of the neck.
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If someone takes you by the ~ of the neck, they take hold of the back of your neck or collar suddenly and roughly.
He picked the dog up by the ~ of the neck.
PHRASE: v n PHR
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012