-cuttheweedsanddiguptheroots;cutdownthegrassandpulluptheroots;cutoffthegrassandtakeoutitsroots;destroyevil,leavingnochanceforitsrevival;digupthegrass,rootandall;destroyrootandbranch;eliminatethecauseof;exterminate[destroy]sth.rootandall;Onemustn'tcutatuftofgrassonly,butmustuprootit.;pluckuptheevilbytheroots;pullupweedsbytheroots;ridoneselfoftheweedsbykillingtheroot;rootout;laytheaxetotherootof...;Slaythem,rootandbranch!;stampout[eradicate]thesourceoftrouble;uprootevil;wipesb.offthefaceoftheearth;Whencuttingweeds,removetherootsaswell.:
teartheweedoutbytheroots,sothatitcannevergrowagain;Aweedmustbeexterminatedbytheroots,oritgrowsagaininspring.;Iftherootsareremoved,thegrasswillnotcomeupagain.斩草除根，逢春不发