nip+in+the+bud
21nip it in the bud — If you nip something in the bud, you deal with a problem when it is still small, before it can grow into something serious. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
22nip something in the bud — informal to stop a bad situation from becoming worse by taking action at an early stage of its development We need to nip this bad behaviour in the bud …
23Nip it in the bud — If you nip something in the bud, you deal with a problem when it is still small, before it can grow into something serious …
24in the bud — See: NIP IN THE BUD …
25in the bud — See: NIP IN THE BUD …
26in\ the\ bud — See: nip in the bud …
27nip something in the bud — suppress or destroy something at an early stage. → nip …
28nip — Ⅰ. nip [1] ► VERB (nipped, nipping) 1) pinch, squeeze, or bite sharply. 2) (of cold or frost) cause pain or harm to. 3) Brit. informal go quickly. ► NOUN 1) …
29Nip — Nip, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nipped}, less properly {Nipt}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nipping}.] [OE. nipen; cf. D. niipen to pinch, also knippen to nip, clip, pinch, snap, knijpen to pinch, LG. knipen, G. kneipen, kneifen, to pinch, cut off, nip, Lith.… …
30bud — bud1 [bud] n. [ME budde, bud, seedpod < IE base * bheu : see BIG] 1. a) a small swelling or projection on a plant, from which a shoot, cluster of leaves, or flower develops b) a partly opened flower 2. any undeveloped or immature person or… …
