2018年8月30日木曜日

grab by the scruff of your neck 首根っこを掴む


grab by the scruff of your neck 首根っこ、首筋を掴む。0:06 この場面。

Vladimir Putin Melts Over Puppy He Received for His Birthday

3:11 the unique feature of the Phantom is that predominantly you're not gonna be grabbing this thing by the scruff of its neck and driving it at ten-tenths. 新型ロールス・ロイスのファントムの特徴はこの車を酷使しなくても、最大限の可能性を引き出せることです。注;小説などを読んでいても、警察官が犯人の首根っこを押さえて grab by the scruff of your neck の表現で、強制的に何かをさせる場面はよくある。

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0:26 he's beginning to feel it's his duty to grab people by the scruff of their neck and introduce them to their dining companions. 「食事中の携帯は禁止」を打ち出したこのレストランの主人は食事中に携帯ばかり見ていて一緒に食べている人たちと会話しない客に対しては、「奴らの首根っこを掴んで、同じテーブルに座っている仲間たちに紹介してやるのが、レストランの役目だ」と感じていると言う。

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参考リンク
http://bridge-english.blogspot.com/2015/08/grab-by-throat.html  grab by the throat

練習問題解答
a-9973 carried by the scruff of his neck
b-2229 held by the scruff of its neck
b-3042 by the scruff of the neck
b-3128 by the scruff of the neck