root-and-branch

adjective

on a large scale or without discrimination; wholesale
root-and-branch reforms

adverb

entirely; completely; utterly
Brazil needs reform root and branch

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Idioms and Phrases

Utterly, completely, as in The company has been transformed root and branch by the new management. Alluding to both the underground and aboveground parts of a tree, this idiom was first recorded in 1640.

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So what happens if there's a root and branch review, with every spending line scrutinised, new priorities set and given more funds and others squeezed or cut?

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The so-called "root and branch" review of the UK's defence capability, led by former UK defence secretary and Nato secretary general Lord Robertson, looked at everything from equipment to personnel to future threats.

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“The sooner universal injunctions are eliminated root and branch, the better.”

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He believes the regulatory system needs a "root and branch review".

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Mr Malkinson is now calling for a "root and branch" reform of the CCRC.

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