nhổ cỏ nhổ cả rễ
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Pull the weed, pull the root — if you must destroy, destroy to the last fiber or it grows back.
Literally: uproot the grass, roots and all
Examples
Dẹp tệ nạn phải nhổ cỏ nhổ cả rễ.Stamping out the racket means pulling the weed up by the root.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “nhổ cỏ nhổ cả rễ” mean?
Pull the weed, pull the root — if you must destroy, destroy to the last fiber or it grows back. Literally: uproot the grass, roots and all
Is “nhổ cỏ nhổ cả rễ” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.