cure something of something
- cure something of something
cure something of something
to eliminate the cause of a malfunction in a machine or a device. (See also
cure someone
of something.) •
I think I have cured the stapler of jamming all the time.
•
I can't seem to cure the committee of procrastination.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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