take life

take (one's) life

To kill one or oneself. In the latter case, "own" often precedes "life." Do you feel any remorse for taking their lives all those years ago? I was so saddened to hear that Daniel's father took his own life yesterday.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

take someone's life

to kill someone. (Can include onself.) It's the executioner's job to take people's lives.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

take (one's) life

To commit suicide.
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take (someone's) life

To commit murder.
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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
See also:
  • take (one's) life
  • take somebody's life
  • take someone's life
  • take your own life
  • for (one's) (own) sake
  • for sake
  • selfie
  • keep (someone or something) in sight
  • keep in sight
  • keep sight of