put his head out of the way
to deal with/kill someone
('to put his' could be changed to 'to put her'/'its')
('to put his' could be changed to 'to put her'/'its')
General: The enemy commander is a threat to our freedom.
Soldier: What should we do, sir?
General: We gotta put his head out of the way. We gotta kill him.
Soldier: What should we do, sir?
General: We gotta put his head out of the way. We gotta kill him.