cortar o mal pela raiz

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, to cut the evil by the root.

Verb[edit]

cortar o mal pela raiz (first-person singular present corto o mal pela raiz, first-person singular preterite cortei 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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