Head off
Head off verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.
Both terms in one sentence
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At least before you blow its head off and leave it a smoking mess on the skyline.
Source: Video Game / Jak 3: Wastelander -
Second, it looks like Heidi might stop massacring people when she sees Seymour being dragged away by Sandy, only to shoot Sandy's head off and leave Seymour splattered with his mother's blood.
Source: Film / Meet the Feebles - Speaking of Wolverine, the Hand brutally averted this one once by ambushing him with enough ninja to cripple his movement and leave him defenseless, allowing the Gorgon to chop his head off.
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