Popular Expression

Nip Something In the Bud

 Nip Something In the Bud

 Literal Meaning:

= cut (kill) the plant before it blooms

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Figurative meaning:

= to solve a problem early before it becomes a big problem

 

Ex: I don’t have to pay the fine until a month from now, but I’m going to “nip it in the bud” and pay it today.

Ex: I don’t have to do the homework until Sunday night, but I’m going to “nip it in the bud” Friday, so I don’t have worry about it.

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