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Phrase(s): 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.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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Phrase(s): cure someone of something to rid someone of a disease, ailment, bad habit, or obsession. • I hope that the doctor prescribes something to cure him of that chronic cough. • Will you please try to cure yourself of your constant interrupting?
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs