France’s problems, however, require structural – or root and branch – economic reforms
Abolitionists wanted to destroy slavery root and branch.
prison practices are in need of root and branch reform.
this should change our economic system root and branch.
root and branch: Si algo ha sido completamente modificado o destruido, se puede decir that it has been changed or destroyed root and branch. If something is changed root and branch, se transforma por completo, de modo que no se conserva ninguna de las partes antiguas o tradicionales.
a. (adverb): completamente; completamente; completamente. A gran escala o sin discriminación; al por mayor.
b. (adjective) : minucioso; radical; completo