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nip in the bud en · VERB

Pronunciation

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• /ˈnɪp.ɪn.ðəˈbʌd/ (UK, US)

Meanings

1. To remove a bud (from a plant) to prevent flower and fruit from forming.
2. (idiomatic) To stop something at an early stage.
   • Ori. I do confeſs I'm too eaſie, too much Woman, / Not coy enough to take Affection, / Yet I can frown and nip a Paſſion, / Even in the Bud: I can ſay / Men pleaſe their preſent Heats; then pleaſe to leave Us. 1606, Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, The Woman Hater, published 1718, act III, scene I:
   • These myths need to be nipped in the bud before they become conventional wisdom. 2020 July 1, Christian Wolmar, “Jumping on the slavery bandwagon... but the facts don't stack up”, in Rail, page 66:
   • If you see a bad habit begin to develop, try to nip it in the bud so that it does not become ingrained.
   • “I couldn’t be any more upset,” said Inge Bank, 82, who lives near the bar. “We have to nip it in the bud if the Nazi party is coming back. 2020 February 21, Agence France-Presse, “Germany shooting: chants of 'Nazis out' at vigils after gunman kills nine”, in The Guardian:

Forms

Translations (39)

de im Keim ersticken (to prevent at an early stage) · ru пресе́чь в ко́рне (to prevent at an early stage) · fr étouffer dans l'œuf (to prevent at an early stage) · cs udusit v zárodku (to prevent at an early stage) · ga rud a stopadh ina thús (to prevent at an early stage) · bg убивам в зародиш (to prevent at an early stage) · pl zniszczyć w zarodku (to prevent at an early stage) · hy ոչնչացնել սաղմի մեջ (to prevent at an early stage) · tr yılanın başını küçükken ezmek (to prevent at an early stage) · sv mota Olle i grind (to prevent at an early stage) · ko 싹을 자르다 (to prevent at an early stage) · de den Anfängen wehren (to prevent at an early stage) · fi kitkeä (to prevent at an early stage) · ru подави́ть в заро́дыше (to prevent at an early stage) · bn অঙ্কুরে বিনাশ করা (to prevent at an early stage) · th ตัดไฟต้นลม (to prevent at an early stage) · es cortar de raíz (to prevent at an early stage) · sv stämma i bäcken (to prevent at an early stage) · ga rud a mharú san ubh (to prevent at an early stage) · it stroncare sul nascere (to prevent at an early stage) · uk знищувати в корені (to prevent at an early stage) · nl in de kiem smoren (to prevent at an early stage) · es descogollar, desyemado (To remove a bud from a plant) · da kvæle i fødslen (to prevent at an early stage) · hu csírájában elfojt (to prevent at an early stage) · sv kväva i sin linda (to prevent at an early stage) · te మొగ్గగానే తుంచు (to prevent at an early stage) · it troncare sul nascere (to prevent at an early stage) · da tage i opløbet (to prevent at an early stage) · fa در نطفه خفه کردن (to prevent at an early stage) · pt cortar pela raiz (to prevent at an early stage) · nb knipe (To remove a bud from a plant) · nb ta ved roten (to prevent at an early stage) · fr tuer dans l'œuf (to prevent at an early stage) · th ตัดไฟแต่ต้นลม (to prevent at an early stage) · gd bac an tùs (to prevent at an early stage) · de etwas nicht einreißen lassen (to prevent at an early stage) · hy բնում խեղդել (to prevent at an early stage) · th ตัดไฟหัวลม (to prevent at an early stage)