Meaning: If you take something by the scruff on the neck, you take complete control of it. Country: International English | Subject Area: Body and bodily functions | Usage Type: Both or All Words Used. Contributor: Richard Flynn. All idioms have been editorially reviewed, and submitted idioms may have been edited for correctness and completeness.

The origins of the English slang term “come a cropper,” in reference to taking a bad fall, are quite fascinating. Originally, this term was used to discuss a physical fall, specifically from a horse, and over time it was expanded to refer to metaphorical falls. Thus you might hear “Dave tried to climb the pub stairs and came a cropper

Definition of craw in the Idioms Dictionary. craw phrase. What does craw expression mean? This expression is the modern version of stick in one’s gizzard IDIOM definition: 1. a group of words in a fixed order that has a particular meaning that is different from the…. Learn more. Or perhaps crop had its then normal meaning, so the expression was an intensified version of neck, perhaps linked to an older expression neck and heels that’s similar to head over heels. It’s thought that come a cropper derives from neck and crop , with cropper in the role of an agent noun, referring to something done in a neck-and-crop
a n. 1 [+of person] cuello m. [+of animal] pescuezo m , cuello m. the rain ran down my neck la lluvia me corría por el cuello. → to be neck and neck ir parejos. → the back of the neck la nuca. → to break one's neck (lit) desnucarse. to break sb's neck (fig) romper or partir el cuello a algn. → to win by a neck ganar por una cabeza.
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