take away entirely; remove root and branch
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to take away entirely; to remove root and branch; to wipe out completely
informalAn idiom, often used metaphorically to describe completely eliminating an enemy, problem, organization, or relocating everything from a place.
Jù据
diǎn点
de的
dí敌
rén人
，
yǐ已
jīng经
bèi被
wǒ我
men们
lián连
guō锅
duān端
le了
。
The enemy at the stronghold has been completely wiped out by us.
Zhěng整
gè个
dān单
wèi位
lián连
guō锅
duān端
，
qiān迁
dào到
wài外
dì地
qù去
le了
。
The entire unit was relocated lock, stock, and barrel to another place.
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Jǐng警
fāng方
jiāng将
nà那
zhà诈
piàn骗
tuán团
huǒ伙
lián连
guō锅
duān端
le了
。
The police took down the entire scam ring.
Wèi为
le了
ān安
quán全
，
lǐng领
dǎo导
jué决
dìng定
bǎ把
zhěng整
gè个
bù部
mén门
lián连
guō锅
duān端
dào到
jiāo郊
qū区
。
For safety reasons, the leadership decided to relocate the entire department to the suburbs.
Zhè这
cì次
dà大
sǎo扫
chú除
，
yào要
bǎ把
zhè这
xiē些
jiù旧
jiā家
jù具
lián连
guō锅
duān端
diào掉
。
During this big cleanup, we need to get rid of all these old pieces of furniture.