Cut off
Cut off verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.
Both terms in one sentence
- He attempted to hack into the military defense network in order to obtain any information about the whereabouts of Megatron and the All Spark, but was cut off by the base commander.
Source: Leave No Survivors -
Possibly more badass than Cicero because he said that line while holding his neck out for a gladiator to cut off, but if the result of a botched job is having said executioner hack at your neck over and over — with you feeling every stroke — this may have just been a wise precaution.
Source: Do Wrong, Right
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