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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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