斩草除根

zhǎn cǎo chú gēn

Rare

Definitions

1. to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
2. to eliminate completely

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Child Words of 斩草除根

to behead (as form of capital punishment)

root

grass

to get rid of

to root out