釜底抽薪

fǔdǐchōuxīn

釜底抽薪 — fǔdǐchōuxīn

1. to take drastic measures to deal with a situation; to remove the root cause; to pull the carpet from under someone

   警方釜底抽薪，从源头堵截资金流。 jǐngfāng fǔdǐchōuxīn cóng yuántóu dǔjié zījīnliú — The police took drastic measures, cutting off the money flow at its source.