Usage examples of "scruff" in English with translation to Russian

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And he's just like Bill Paxton, Only younger and with scruff. "Он как Билл Пэкстон, только моложе и с бородкой".

I'm going to go out there and grab life by the scruff. Я пойду и возьму от жизни всё.

Gregor never said a word, he just grabbed his brother by the scruff of his neck and shoved his face into the burning coals. Грегор не сказал ни слова, лишь схватил брата за шею и ткнул того лицом в горящие угли.

Were Thatcherite leaders who would take society by the scruff of the neck and promote change needed, or were passive leaders á la Clinton and Schroeder to be preferred in the hope that weak government would not retard economic growth? Нужны ли были лидеры «тэтчерского» типа, способные взять общество за горло и провести в жизнь необходимые изменения, или же предпочтение следовало оказать пассивным лидерам а ля Клинтон и Шредер в надежде, что слабое правительство не станет сдерживать экономический рост?

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