"You don't think Blackwell's going to cut our toes off, if we do this?"

I will start with your fingers, then cut off your toes.

That would really be cutting off your toes to spite your feet, now wouldn't it?

They would torture me first, maybe pull out my fingernails or cut off my toes.

Even when they cut off his toes, he refused to tell them anything.

But on the other hand, if the draft starts, they're not going to run into the streets or cut off their toes.

The ax fell, uncontrolled, and came close to cutting off his toes.

Cutting off our toes will be painful and inconvenient, but it won't actually kill us.

The devastating blades sliced into his feet, cutting off his toes.

What kind of a state of mind do you have to be in to cut your own toes off?