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in the bud
Idioms and Phrases
see nip in the bud .Example Sentences
"As a statement it's good for Tuchel to say he's my number one, nip it in the bud," said Green, who played for England in the 2010 World Cup.
You can almost hear Trump burping out “Nip it. Nip it. Nip it in the bud,” like a corpulent toad with the face and voice of Deputy Fife.
"They have a lot of money. They can move at pace and at scale and we have to use our intelligence and work with partners to try and nip that in the bud and stop it as soon as possible where we can, and then bring people to justice where we catch them."
Asked in 2010 what his party’s priorities would be following a potential shift in D.C. power in the upcoming midterm elections, McConnell passed over sharing his vision for the country and instead promised to wield his power to nip President Barack Obama's agenda in the bud.
Proactive employer policies aimed at diversifying the applicant pool could have nipped these inequities in the bud before they led to litigation.
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