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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