to make a copy / to plagiarize / to search and seize / to raid / to grab / to go off with / to take a shortcut / to make a turning move / to fold one's arms
抄
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少
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扌
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Charlie Chaplin (ch) likes the Smiley's (少) happy face and wants to copy (抄) it for his own comedy. He seizes (抄) Smiley in front of the aorta (ao1) and drags him to a photocopier using a toy claw (扌).
本
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一
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木
:
Beelzebub (b) finds a Christmas tree (木) in the encampment ((e)n3) and feels like eating its roots (本). He uses a flute (一) to chop the roots right off.