saying's with the word "raiz"?

I keep hearing certain sayings with "raiz" in it.. Could anyone tell me some commen sayings with "raiz" in spanish? and what they mean in english?

Could you post an example, please?

Could an example be:

Esto lo vamos a cortar de raiz:

We are going to stop that from the very beginning.

I don't know...

Also:

a raíz de=following; as a result of

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Originally Posted by vicente

Also:

a raíz de=following; as a result of

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ahhh thats just what i heard! thank you

Raiz is a root word (LOL) which literally means root.
The phrase mentioned above if translated in american english would be to nip the problem in the bud. hope this helps.