nip something in the bud

PREVENTto prevent something from becoming a problem by stopping it as soon as it starts 把某事物消灭在萌芽状态；对某事物一开始即加以阻止

Try to nip this kind of bad behaviour in the bud.

要尽早制止这种不良行为。

Examples from the Corpus

nip something in the bud• It's important to nip this problem in the bud.• The idea is to nip minor school problems in the bud.• Guideline 18: Try to nip misbehaviour in the bud.• It was the best way to nip this in the bud.• Far better to draw them into the school to nip things in the bud than leave them to ferment discontent.• If I'd known about their plan I could have nipped it in the bud there and then.

→ nip something in the bud at nip1(1)

单词	nip something in the bud
释义	nip something in the bud nip something in the bud PREVENTto prevent something from becoming a problem by stopping it as soon as it starts 把某事物消灭在萌芽状态；对某事物一开始即加以阻止 Try to nip this kind of bad behaviour in the bud. 要尽早制止这种不良行为。 Examples from the Corpus nip something in the bud• It's important to nip this problem in the bud.• The idea is to nip minor school problems in the bud.• Guideline 18: Try to nip misbehaviour in the bud.• It was the best way to nip this in the bud.• Far better to draw them into the school to nip things in the bud than leave them to ferment discontent.• If I'd known about their plan I could have nipped it in the bud there and then. → nip something in the bud at nip1(1)
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