单词 | nip something in the bud |
释义 | nip something in the budSuppress or destroy something at an early stage: the idea has been nipped in the bud by the local council...
Synonyms curtail, cut short, strangle at birth, check, cut off, thwart, beat, frustrate, curb, stop, halt, arrest, stifle, obstruct, impede, block, squash, quash, subdue, quell, crack down on, stamp out informal squelch, put the kibosh on, clobber See parent entry: nip |
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