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Complete Definition of "nip in the bud"

English
Etymology
From the removal of a bud to prevent the flower and fruit forming.

Transitive verb
to nip (something) in the bud

  1. idiom To stop something at an early stage.

#:If you see a bad habit begin to develop, try to nip it in the bud so that it does not become ingrained.

Translations
Dutch: In de kiem smoren
Russian: �би�� в за�од��е
Telugu: మ�����ాన� త���� (moggagaanE tuMchu)

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