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Discover LudwigThe phrase 'root and branch' is correct and usable in written English.
It is an idiom that is used to refer to a thorough or complete overhaul or destruction of something. For example, "The new government passed a law to reform the system from root and branch."
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root and branch
adjective
Total, thorough, sweeping, complete, radical, drastic.
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They outline fundamental root and branch reform.
Some root and branch modernisation is on the cards.
Football's governance and oversight needs root and branch reform.
The only solution is to repeal it, root and branch".
"Fifa needs to be examined root and branch.
But if the Scottish opposition comes together and reinvents itself root and branch, anything might happen.
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They each need root-and-branch reform.
But The Jump underwent a root-and-branch overhaul.
This does not, or should not, involve a whole root-and-branch sack-them-all approach.
Despite their experiences, neither is calling for root-and-branch reform.
He's not about passing bills; he's about root-and-branch change.
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