Cut it
Take
Take verb - To reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms.
Both terms in one sentence
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As'taris, dying to take the newly revealed Kansael from John, threatens to cut it out of his chest.
Source: Defeat Means Friendship -
Her hair is nearly waist-length and frequently terribly inconvenient, but she simply can't bring herself to cut it; you can take the girl off Grayson but you can't take the Grayson out of the girl, and no respectable Grayson woman would ever cut her hair short.
Source: Rapunzel Hair -
The two take turns addressing each other formally and bowing politely in jest (it's midway through a very uneventful watch), and they only cut it short when one of the Lieutenants notices.
Source: Overly Polite Pals
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