NIP SOMETHING IN THE BUD


Meaning of NIP SOMETHING IN THE BUD in English

CUT SHORT, curtail, check, curb, thwart, frustrate, stop, halt, arrest, stifle, obstruct, block, squash, quash, subdue, crack down on, stamp out; informal put the kibosh on.

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