- nip in the bud
- {v. phr.} To check at the outset; prevent at the start; block or destroy in the beginning. * /The police nipped the plot in the bud./ * /The teacher nipped the disorder in the bud./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
nip in the bud
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nip in the bud — To destroy or put a stop to (something) at its very beginning • • • Main Entry: ↑bud nip in the bud see under ↑bud1 • • • Main Entry: ↑nip * * * nip (something) in the bud see ↑nip … Useful english dictionary
nip in the bud — ► nip in the bud suppress or destroy at an early stage. Main Entry: ↑nip … English terms dictionary
nip in the bud — index deter Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
nip in the bud — nip (something) in the bud to prevent a small problem from getting worse by stopping it soon after it starts. The strike was nipped in the bud by some clever negotiation … New idioms dictionary
nip in the bud — verb /ˈnɪp.ɪn.ðəˈbʌd/ a) To remove a bud from a plant to prevent flower and fruit from forming. If you see a bad habit begin to develop, try to nip it in the bud so that it does not become ingrained, issues are easier to sort out the earlier they … Wiktionary
nip in the bud — If you nip a problem or an unacceptable situation in the bud, you stop it at an early stage, before it develops or becomes worse. He wanted to be a clown, but his parents soon nipped that idea in the bud … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
nip in the bud — prevent at the start They found out about the computer problem but were able to nip the problem in the bud … Idioms and examples
nip in the bud — {v. phr.} To check at the outset; prevent at the start; block or destroy in the beginning. * /The police nipped the plot in the bud./ * /The teacher nipped the disorder in the bud./ … Dictionary of American idioms
nip\ in\ the\ bud — v. phr. To check at the outset; prevent at the start; block or destroy in the beginning. The police nipped the plot in the bud. The teacher nipped the disorder in the bud … Словарь американских идиом
nip in the bud — idi to stop (something) before it can develop or mature (in the earliest stages): an ambitious project nipped in the bud … From formal English to slang
