Literal: an agricultural method consisting of cutting (slashing) vegetation and burning the remains to clear land and enrich the soil (slash-and-burn agriculture).
2.
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Figurative: a destructive or indiscriminate approach that clears or eliminates things without regard for long-term consequences.
Examples:
ES: ¿Es usted de un pueblo de pescadores como yo, o roza y quema agricultores?
EN: Are you from a fishing village like me, or slash-and-burn farmers?