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scruff

noun as in neck

Strongest match

Strong matches

noun as in scum

Strongest match

Strong matches

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England had an opportunity to grab them by the scruff of the neck and make it all about them.

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They desperately needed someone to stand up and take the game by the scruff of the neck.

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England have the first Test by the scruff of the neck thanks largely to a very un-Kiwi-like performance.

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A team of young, unflappable characters is a positive, but sometimes you need players to take the game by the scruff of the neck.

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He really grabbed the entire Pakistan team by the scruff of the neck.

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