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 31 Oct. 2024.

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