in the bud

Idioms and Phrases

see nip in the bud .

Example Sentences

Biden was at his peak back then and probably would have beaten Trump, nipping his political career in the bud.

From Los Angeles Times

"You don't just suddenly have a leap forward and one day you wake up and everything's OK. It takes time and you've got to be disciplined with how you approach it, and you've got to nip things in the bud before these negative thoughts start to take hold."

From BBC

“By taking one of these vaccines, that’s a really good way for us to potentially nip this current wave in the bud,” Hudson said.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr Dooley said the practice of dynamic pricing “must be nipped in the bud before it becomes common practice”.

From BBC

It reads: "A city built upon mud, a culture built upon profit, free speech nipped in the bud, the minority always guilty."

From BBC

Related Words

• beforehand
• briefly
• directly
• immediately
• prematurely
• previous
• promptly
• quick
• shortly
• soon
• too soon
• unexpectedly