six take away four is two

[kadioguy]

... six take away four is two.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zwv39j6/articles/z3dmjsg

If you take one number away from another, you can say that it leaves the number that remains. For example, five take away two leaves three.
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/leave

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I assume that "take away" here is like a preposition phrase rather than a verb phrase, or we would get two verbs. What do you think?

 

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[Tdol]

We can say that five times three is fifteen.