idiom
Treat the Cause, Not the Symptom
treet the kawz not the SIM-tom
/triːt ðə kɔːz nɒt ðə ˈsɪmtəm/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
treatthecausenotthesymptom
Dictionary meaning
Address root causes of problems rather than surface manifestations
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