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• nip something in the bud — 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. → nip * * * nip something in the bud informal phrase to stop a bad… …   Useful english dictionary

• nip — nip1 [nıp] v past tense and past participle nipped present participle nipping [Date: 1300 1400; : Middle Low German; Origin: nipen] 1.) [I always + adverb/preposition] BrE informal to go somewhere quickly or for a short time = ↑pop ▪ Have we time …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• bud — 1 noun (C) 1 a young tightly rolled up flower or leaf before it opens: rose buds | in bud (=having buds but no flowers yet) | come into bud (=start to produce buds) 2 AmE informal buddy see also: cotton bud, taste bud, nip sth in the bud nip 1… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• bud — bud1 [bʌd] n [Sense: 1; Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Origin unknown.] [Sense: 2; Date: 1800 1900; Origin: buddy] 1.) a young tightly rolled up flower or leaf before it opens ▪ rose buds in bud (=having buds but no flowers yet) come into bud (=start… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• nip — [nɪp] verb 1) [I] British informal to go somewhere quickly and for only a short time She s just nipped out for some milk.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to bite someone gently • nip sth in the bud informal to stop a bad situation from becoming worse by taking… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• nipped, nipping — verb 1 (T) to bite someone or something lightly: The dog nipped my ankles. 2 (intransitive always + adv/prep) BrE informal to go somewhere quickly or for a short time (+ in/down/out etc): I m just nipping out to the shops I ll be back in five… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• stave something off — AVERT, prevent, avoid, counter, preclude, forestall, nip in the bud; ward off, fend off, head off, keep off, keep at bay. → stave * * * ˌstave sthˈoff derived (staved …   Useful english dictionary

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