take someone's life
idiom
: to cause someone's death
Two years ago he was diagnosed with the illness that eventually took his life.
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“Take someone's life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20someone%27s%20life. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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