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To shoot something with a gun, causing it to come disconnected.
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Her leg was blown off by a landmine.
Submitted on February 07, 2012
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- go off
- gunk up
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- put back
- run down
- sneak up on
- sort out
- take over
- taper off
- tee off
- tie up
- belly up
- all duck or no dinner
- bang up job
- by leaps and bounds
- call it a day
- carry one's weight
- fear
- food chain
- free-for-all
- good luck with that
- half a mind
- hang a ralph
- haul his ashes
- have a look-see
- if only
- make headway
- no joy
- not in kansas anymore
- off the mark
- on the spot
- on top of the world
- out of gas
- out of order
- out to lunch
- pachyderm
- put one over
- save face
- second banana
- shape up
- spanner
- spic and span
- spill one's guts
- square meal
- take to the cleaners
- thanks a bunch
- the whole nine yards
- there ya go
- to die for
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- turn up for the book
- under the gun
- valley of death
- walk in the park
- water under the bridge
- what in god's name
- world
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