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2cr3nd4 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
what does "grab him by the neck" actually mean?
I read an article on the paper reporting as below. Can sincerely tell me what "grab him by the neck" actually means? Does it mean the people interviewed pretended to grab Gazza by force?
Gazza was always clowning about. He likened me to Frank Bruno on the plane once and the whole squad were in hysterics. I just wanted to grab him by the neck but he had me laughing too - he had that effect on everyone. You just couldn't help but laugh at him.
Gazza was always clowning about. He likened me to Frank Bruno on the plane once and the whole squad were in hysterics. I just wanted to grab him by the neck but he had me laughing too - he had that effect on everyone. You just couldn't help but laugh at him.
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grab (or take) someone by the throat put one’s hands around someone’s throat, typically in an attempt to throttle them:
Hugh grabbed him by the throat
(grab something by the throat) seize control of something:
Scotland took the game by the throat
attract someone’s undivided attention:
the film grabs you by the throat and refuses to let go
Hugh grabbed him by the throat
(grab something by the throat) seize control of something:
Scotland took the game by the throat
attract someone’s undivided attention:
the film grabs you by the throat and refuses to let go
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