Spanish-English translations for cortar de raíz

nip in the bud
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The fight against so-called racism is being misused in order to gag Flanders' most significant opposition party and to nip in the bud any criticism of the failing integration policy. Se está abusando de la lucha contra el llamado racismo para amordazar al partido opositor más importante de Flandes y cortar de raíz toda crítica de la fallida política de integración. If you see a bad habit begin to develop, try to nip it in the bud so that it does not become ingrained