Cut out
Cut out verb - To stop functioning.
Gouge out
Gouge out verb - Make gouges into a surface.
Usage example: The woman's spiked heels gouged out the wooden floor
Both terms in one sentence
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Oh, and Mindf**k';...Between the telepathy she can't turn off, her horrible break-up with Sistah Spooky, and being forced to gouge out her eyes and cut out her tongue by her older brother, it's no wonder she can get a bit cynical.
Source: Broken Bird
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