Idiom
nip in the bud
Meaning
To stop something at an early stage.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“We should nip this problem in the bud right now.”
“The manager decided to nip the conflict in the bud before it caused trouble for the whole team.”
“By addressing the initial signs of dissent, the leader managed to nip the potential rebellion in the bud before it could gain any real momentum.”
Examples
simple
“We should nip this problem in the bud right now.”
contextual
“The manager decided to nip the conflict in the bud before it caused trouble for the whole team.”
complex
“By addressing the initial signs of dissent, the leader managed to nip the potential rebellion in the bud before it could gain any real momentum.”
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