cortar o mal pela raiz

Portuguese

Verb

cortar o mal pela raiz (first-person singular present indicative corto o mal pela raiz, past participle cortado o mal pela raiz)

  1. (idiomatic) to attack or destroy what is causing a problem rather than the problem itself
  2. (idiomatic) to attack or destroy the nucleus of a problem
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