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    cut the weeds and dig up the roots; stamp out/eradicate the source of trouble
    zhǎn cǎo chú gēn

    斩草除根

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    • slmetacut the weeds and dig up the roots; stamp out/eradicate the source of trouble

      • wǒ gào sù guo nǐ nǐ bì xū zhǎn cǎo chú gēn

        我告诉过你,你必须斩草除根!

        I told you, you've gotta kill them all!

      synonym
      yī wǎng dǎ jìn一网打尽gǎn jìn shā jué赶尽杀绝bù liú yú dì不留余地zhǎn jìn shā jué斩尽杀绝cùn cǎo bù liú寸草不留jiǎn cǎo chú gēn剪草除根chōu xīn zhǐ fèi抽薪止沸xuē zhū jué gēn削株掘根
      antonym
      shǒu xià liú qíng手下留情hòu huàn wú qióng后患无穷gū xī yǎng jiān姑息养奸yí hài wú qióng贻害无穷fàng hǔ guī shān放虎归山zòng hǔ guī shān纵虎归山yǎng yōng yí huàn养痈遗患yǎng hǔ yí huàn养虎遗患yǎng yōng chéng huàn养痈成患wéi huǐ fú cuī为虺弗摧yǎng yōng yí huàn养痈贻患

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