Both words in one sentence
- Shoving a gun up someone's nose, then, when they try to dig it out, hit them with a barstool setting the gun off and driving their arm elbow deep into their own head, simultaneously.
Source: Combat Pragmatist / Web Comics -
They were able to perform tasks with simulated cadavers fairly easily (stuffing them in a closet, shoving them out a window, etc.), but Jamie needed over two hours to dig a 2-foot-deep grave when he ran into hard-packed earth.
Source: Disposing of a Body
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