斩草除根
      Explanation: When the roots to get rid of weeds, so the grass can not be long. Analogy to remove the seeds, in order to avoid future trouble.
      Usage: -Linked; as predicate, object; that completely disposes
      Source: "Zuo hidden public six years" for the country who see the evil of service to the grass like a farmer Yan, Yi Shan of Art The worship of, never the the root, without rendering can yield, the good and carry the letter. "Qi Wei revenue" for the rebels moved Liangzhao Wen Hou Jing "If pumping Pay only boil grass dig up the roots."
      Examples: ~, Germination is not made; cut the grass if not root, then spring to sprout hair. ★ Ming Feng Meng, "Jingshitongyan" Volume Seventeen
      Results: Dig cabbage garden
      Postscript: Dig cabbage garden
      Riddle: Dan
  • Thesaurus:  cut (it) fine, Zhanjin exterminate, evil must be completely eradicated, kill people like flies, a huge debt of blood; blood feud; intense and deep-seated hatred, thousand cuts and myriad pieces, Wanguaqiandao, Shixue by nature, tear a body limb from limb, blood debt continuously, A red sea of (blood, wine) Yuanchou
  • Antonym Group:  cherish [mourish, warm] a serpent [snake, viper] in one's bosom, cure tumor sow seeds of disaster, Aftermath support carbuncle, Keep tiger bring about disaster, Since Yang Hu calamity, warm [cherish, nourish] a snake in one's bosom, Breeding Grace, an endless flow of disastrous aftermath (because no preventive measures are taken), great kindness, with might redoubled, En Deep Meaning of the thick, deep favor, let the tiger return to the mountains — cause calamity for the future, s ability Grace, s ability Sense, let the tiger return to the mountain, Water dragons have, leave a legacy of trouble boundless, Harm boundless, calamity boundless, calamity boundless, Rain grace, Huang Fei Teng Tap, make one's (own) way