剪草除根 [jiǎn cǎo chú gēn]
1 锄草要除掉根端,比喻除恶务尽,不能姑息遗患。
英 mow the grass and pull out the roots; cut the weeds and dig up the roots; destroy evil,leaving no chance of its revival;
1 犹斩草除根。比喻从根本上消除祸患。
1 要剪除杂草,必须除去根部。语本比喻从根本上澈底除掉祸根,不留后患。也作「翦草除根」、「斩草除根」。
英语 lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch, to eradicate