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muerto el perro, se acabó la rabia

/ˌmweɾto el ˌpero | se akaˌbo la ˈrabja/

proverb/ˌmweɾto el ˌpero | se akaˌbo la ˈrabja/

to deal with a problem, it is necessary to nip it in the bud

Literally, “(once) the (rabid) dog (is) dead, (the) rabies is over”.