| 单词 | nip in the bud |
| 释义 | nip in the budSEE SYNONYMS FOR nip in the bud ON THESAURUS.COM Halt something at an early stage, or thoroughly check something. For example, By arresting all the leaders, they nipped the rebellion in the bud. This metaphoric expression, alluding to a spring frost that kills flower buds, was first recorded in a Beaumont and Fletcher play of 1606–1607. VIDEO FOR NIP IN THE BUDWATCH NOW: Can You Correct These Idioms?Have you ever heard the idiom it’s a doggie-dog world? Well that’s not the correct phrase. It’s actually dog-eat-dog world. Can you correct these other common idioms? Words nearby nip in the budnipa, Nipah virus, nip and tuck, nip curn, Nipigon, nip in the bud, Nipissing, Nipmuck, nipper, nippers, nipping The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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