take down

I remember he shot in, lifted and took him down.

But exactly what komodos owe their hunting successes to— especially when it comes to taking down larger animals like water buffalo— has been debated for decades.

In a court filing, Justice Department lawyers called the center -- quote -- "structurally unsound" and said that without renovations, it will -- quote -- "deteriorate further into an unsafe, decrepit structure that will be required to be taken down."