Cut the word / add a word

[Tinkwings]

stirred / (not) shaken

 

[SteveBrickNJ]

stirred / (not) shaken

Shaken / up ☝

 

[Tinkwings]

going / up

 

[high plains drifter]

Going / rate

 

[SteveBrickNJ]

Going / Steady
............

 

[high plains drifter]

Steady / hand

 

[SteveBrickNJ]

STEADY / DOES (it)

 

[Tinkwings]

DOES / BUCKS

 

[John park hopper]

bucks/greenbacks

 

[SteveBrickNJ]

DOES / BUCKS

At first I was so confused. "Does Bucks" ...like ...what "DOES bucks" mean? "DOES" that make any sense?
Ahhh....but I was missing your genius point! I was not pronouncing "Does" correctly. I should use the long O sound.
The forest animal Doe...a deer....a female deer....ray...a drop of golden sun...etc.
I was slow to catch on

 

[SteveBrickNJ]

bucks/greenbacks

(a) MILLION / BUCKS

 

[John park hopper]

(a) million/reasons

 

[SteveBrickNJ]

REASONS (&) / EXCUSES

 

[WDWmazprty]

reasons/ why

 

[John park hopper]

you're(the)/reason

1961 Bobby Edwards country hit song

 

[WDWmazprty]

you're/ guilty

 

[John park hopper]

guilty/(as)sin

 

[WDWmazprty]

sin/ city

 

[John park hopper]

city/(of)light

 

[WDWmazprty]

light/ saber