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nip in the bud
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(
idiomatic
)
To stop something at an early stage
To cause to come to an end
To frustrate or prevent (someone) from achieving an aim
Verb
▲
(
idiomatic
)
To stop something at an early stage
check
thwart
stop
curb
squash
frustrate
quash
subdue
hinder
quell
squelch
obstruct
impede
block
stifle
prevent
halt
stymie
arrest
clobber
curtail
nix
crack down on
stamp out
put the kibosh on
strangle at birth
cut off
cut short
put an end to
put a stop to
repress
crush
extinguish
suppress
overcome
snuff out
end
clamp down on
slap down
put down
silence
destroy
terminate
abolish
get rid of
wipe out
conquer
kill
inhibit
annihilate
put the lid on
defeat
foil
scotch
quench
hold back
rout
shut down
avert
control
beat
restrain
finish
demolish
head off
discontinue
forfend
put out
overwhelm
rein in
extirpate
scupper
avoid
stonewall
forestall
vanquish
defend against
shut out
intercept
turn aside
queer
eliminate
desist
bring to screeching halt
fend off
sit on
stave off
prohibit
overpower
baulk
UK
bring to an end
crack down
interrupt
hold off
obviate
eradicate
put paid to
overturn
ward off
balk
US
block out
spoil
preclude
weed out
stem
subjugate
mess up
spike
scuttle
dash
scrunch
trash
snow under
squish
overthrow
exterminate
expunge
blot out
banish
remove
torpedo
clamp down
deaden
throttle
throw cold water on
limit
pour cold water on
gain mastery over
gain control over
withhold
bury
put a stopper in
put chill on
put a lock on
counter
keep lid on
rule out
stave
restrict
retard
interdict
keep at bay
counteract
keep off
anticipate
bridle
constrain
contain
govern
keep the lid on
hold in check
lessen
moderate
get under control
smother
tone down
quieten down
lick
mellow
keep in check
damp
soften
keep a lid on
diminish
master
save
cease
keep from happening
hamper
disrupt
trample on
dish
encumber
interfere with
stand in the way of
sabotage
hamstring
hold up
ruin
fetter
derail
interfere
obliterate
erase
cancel
liquidate
rub out
efface
root out
clean up
black out
sweep away
do away with
waste
decimate
raze
axe
UK
wreck
zap
ax
US
total
do in
devastate
delete
excise
finish off
take out
smash
desolate
quelch
strangle
wipe off the map
invalidate
abrogate
nullify
vaporize
US
nuke
cream
scrub
dispatch
wipe from the face of the earth
wipe off the face of the earth
give the chop
vaporise
UK
annul
shatter
pulverize
US
dissolve
wrack
slaughter
massacre
blow away
wash out
dispense with
tear down
off
shush
pull down
cut out
pulverise
UK
muffle
repeal
rescind
void
revoke
negate
disannul
gag
undo
scrap
ravage
vitiate
mute
butcher
knock out
scratch
blue pencil
gut
neutralise
UK
knock off
ice
knock something on the head
neutralize
US
shoot down
uproot
vacate
countermand
null
abate
retract
repudiate
discard
ditch
level
cut
ink out
strike down
trim
force down
cross out
dominate
blank out
X-out
grind down
cast out
set aside
strike out
reduce
bring someone to their knees
KO
break
prostrate
bear down on
overmaster
phase out
drive out
floor
triumph over
score out
execute
put kibosh on
oppress
swamp
whelm
sink
get shot of
lay waste
roll back
cut down
wreak havoc on
remove all traces of
take apart
damp down
exsect
break off
censure
wipe
wipe off
scrub out
dismiss
reject
purge
commit genocide
cut a swath through
kill off
benothing
kayo
reverse
recall
veto
declare null and void
renig
cancel out
rebut
renege
forget it
cast aside
render null and void
call all bets off
render invalid
put lid on
bottle
keep inside
clamp
hold in
cow
keep in
trample
bring to naught
drive underground
hold down
beat down
drop
despoil
tame
pillage
withdraw
best
sack
put the stopper on
regulate
bring to a halt
do for
bring to a stop
put a lid on
plunder
overkill
desecrate
leave in ruins
raze to the ground
ransack
scourge
depredate
devour
flatten
raid
leave desolate
spoliate
surmount
prevail over
gain control of
get the better of
get a grip on
win against
wipe off face of earth
blow to bits
blow sky-high
mark out
cover
obscure
destroy root and branch
rub off
exscind
put a line through
elide
strike
scissor out
dele
scratch out
expurgate
edit
cut up
lop off
blue-pencil
edit out
bowdlerise
UK
bowdlerize
US
launder
cross through
slash
dump
send to the gas chambers
give someone the works
slay
ethnically cleanse
murder
send to kingdom come
put to death
terminate with extreme prejudice
scrag
top
mow down
end the life of
bump off
take the life of
stiff
polish off
whack
assassinate
put to the sword
blow someone's brains out
do to death
croak
smoke
subvert
junk
jettison
disestablish
chop
deracinate
close down
supersede
call off
shed
throw out
keep under control
come down hard on
dismantle
bring under the yoke
put the squeeze on
tread
subordinate
bring to heel
tread on
abort
more ❯
“When you are tempted with a vain desire, always
nip it in the bud
, as soon as you feel the slumbering fire.”
Verb
▲
To cause to come to an end
stop
end
halt
put an end to
put a stop to
finish
terminate
cut short
bring to an end
finish off
arrest
bring to a stop
discontinue
bring to a halt
wind up
bring to a close
call a halt to
cease
interrupt
bring to a standstill
adjourn
conclude
curb
desist
immobilise
UK
immobilize
US
pull the plug on
shut down
stem
suspend
turn back
deactivate
put the kibosh on
hold up
drop
can
knock off
quit
break
break off
leave off
desist from
break up
cut out
cut off
lay off
pack in
shut off
pack up
complete
close
check
block
put paid to
wrap up
put the lid on
give over
obstruct
impede
stall
bar
staunch
hold back
close down
blow the whistle on
put a sock in
put a cork in
quell
stifle
quash
call a halt
put the stopper on
run down
put a lid on
dissolve
axe
UK
scrub
resolve
cancel
call off
expire
scrap
elapse
annul
abort
abolish
put a brake on
belay
relinquish
sunder
pass
lapse
ax
US
settle
wrap
ultimate
determine
close out
consummate
dead-end
crown
wind down
round out
sew up
round off
give up
wink out
end up
switch off
let up
top off
dispose of
call it a day
pull the plug
get done
get shut of
pack it in
knock something on the head
give the chop
get shot of
die
go
abandon
come to an end
finalize
US
finalise
UK
draw to a close
refrain from
withdraw
be over
culminate
forgo
kick
surcease
renounce
pause
call it quits
do
cut
disappear
vanish
scratch
bring to a conclusion
eschew
lay off of
run out
achieve
carry out
put to bed
fulfill
US
accomplish
die away
refrain
perform
dispense with
execute
cap
intermit
come to a close
fade away
forsake
fulfil
UK
run its course
sort out
peter out
come to a halt
fizzle out
die down
set the seal on
polish off
nail
recess
realize
US
abstain from
actualize
come to a stop
forbear
stay
abstain
abate
effectuate
fade
polish
liquidate
avoid
discharge
dwindle
stop dead
clinch
ditch
carry off
get through
perfect
die out
realise
UK
come to a standstill
bring to fruition
blow over
cry off
melt away
withdraw from
bring to an untimely end
do without
finish up
have done with
retire from
get out of
clean up
evaporate
prorogue
evanish
lift
repeal
revoke
complement
curtail
rescind
freeze
eliminate
leave
shake
extinguish
shelve
clear
intervene
depart
ebb
fail
round up
kill
dump
sever
wane
add the final touch to
make good
go whole hog
go the limit
add the finishing touch to
make perfect
go through with
bring to maturity
do thoroughly
put the last touches on
make up
put the finishing touches on
disconnect
withhold
tie up
stop short
cease to exist
do not
bite the dust
pass away
fold up
button down
put a period to
forbear from
become obsolete
become invalid
escape from
become void
finish with
keep from
get rid of
do away with
phase out
be through with
withhold from
kick the habit
quit cold
say goodbye to
take care of
stop oneself from
blow off
swear off
give a rest
restrain oneself from
come to the end
cut it out
throw up
not continue
kick over
relent
climax
disrupt
junk
draw to a halt
come to rest
top
cool it
stop in your tracks
collapse
reach a standstill
cinch
transpire
prevent
hold
stand
wrap-up
forswear
disturb
dispatch
call
remove
follow through
draw to close
be put to bed
cut loose
button up
recall
shut
be no more
fly by
turn around
shutter
relieve
forlet
result
bring down curtain
fold
subside
get on the wagon
hang it up
take the cure
rest
evanesce
be at an end
be no longer valid
slip away
run your term
come to a conclusion
raise
resist the temptation to
hold back from
jack in
interfere with
cut into
break into
play out
keep
close off
bring to end
turn out
renege
back out
carry through
pull out of
throw in the towel
throw in the sponge
get off
stop trying
put the finishing touches to
yield
hang up
go cold turkey
resign
retreat
drop out
deal with
go by
stop doing
leave alone
back off
not do anymore
quit cold turkey
cross the line
give notice
pull up
stop midstream
turn out to be
postpone
close the door on
close the books
trail off
tail off
knock it off
put lid on
put finishing touch on
put the finishing touch to
mop up
call a day
top it off
put into effect
put the tin lid on
put away
refuse
disjoin
dissever
separate
interpose
disunite
part
shun
tie up loose ends
be brought to an end
go dead
reject
ignore
remit
forfeit
disperse
go away
wear off
recede
clear up
go out the window
forego
abjure
divorce
jilt
sacrifice
go down the toilet
suspend proceedings
not do
stop cold
break short
call a stop to
stop in full flow
be suspended
be put on hold
part with
resign from
part from
leave unfinished
turn your back on
eighty-six
dust off
break with
write off
wipe out
forget about
prevent oneself from
not give in to
cease to indulge in
go without
keep off
bring to a premature end
bag it
take a breather
take a break
rise
take five
desert
exit
escape
vacate
discard
bail
be gone from
be done with
brush off
bail from
go away from
drop out of
clear out from
depart from
bow out of
check out from
break off with
walk out of
walk out on
disappear from
run along from
cast aside
take off from
move from
abscond from
cast off
step aside from
exit from
set out from
absent oneself from
more ❯
Verb
▲
To frustrate or prevent (someone) from achieving an aim
foil
thwart
frustrate
hinder
prevent
obstruct
check
impede
block
stop
hamper
curb
stymie
baulk
UK
baffle
restrain
defeat
balk
US
cramp
halt
circumvent
scupper
scotch
derail
oppose
cripple
counter
dash
beat
smash
snooker
discomfit
crimp
outwit
disappoint
nullify
checkmate
nobble
crab
queer
bilk
root
traverse
foul up
do for
put paid to
screw up
mess up
put the mockers on
give the slip
upset the applecart
put a spoke in someone's wheel
throw a spanner in the works
halt in its tracks
throw monkey wrench in
throw a monkey wrench in the works
forestall
deter
preclude
obviate
inhibit
bar
head off
avert
arrest
intercept
put a stop to
stave off
ruin
ward off
fend off
hold back
spoil
stand in the way of
stifle
help
suppress
repress
put the kibosh on
limit
pre-empt
interrupt
hold up
interfere with
prohibit
fetter
delay
debar
control
forfend
neutralize
US
divert
scuttle
deflect
parry
preempt
counteract
anticipate
bridle
smother
repulse
put the lid on
neutralise
UK
hang up
put a brake on
restrict
govern
get in before
rule out
second-guess
provide against
get ahead of
rein in
keep in check
shut out
beat someone to the punch
beat someone to the draw
beat someone to it
pick off
keep under control
keep a lid on
steal a march on
cut off
hamstring
hobble
crush
overcome
keep
avoid
stay
damp
let
save
stump
destroy
chill
cool
dampen
banjax
crool
negate
lick
forbid
interdict
commandeer
wreck
obscure
stonewall
devastate
stall
strangulate
shatter
shunt
demolish
cramp one's style
be early
turn aside
dish
give the run around
turn off
dash one's hope
be one step ahead of
act in advance of
prepare for
head off at pass
subdue
extinguish
put the damper on
put a damper on
blow
put the brakes on
shut off
get in the way of
take out of play
get in the way
clobber
throw cold water on
pour cold water on
master
tone down
keep a tight rein on
rein back
shove aside
put an end to
contravene
overturn
invalidate
bring to an end
confound
repel
upset
squash
rattle
undo
blank
counterplot
cross
bury
put the stopper on
get the better of
cause setback
beat down
louse up
put end to
take wind out of sails
retard
stem
rein
pause
contain
cut short
reduce
terminate
muffle
squelch
swallow
constrain
moderate
staunch
hold
fight back
bottleneck
withhold
discourage
bottle up
choke
brake
tame
regulate
rebuff
choke back
slow down
pull in
slacken pace
keep back
bite back
hold in
hold down
bring to a standstill
stem the flow of
play for time
trammel
handicap
encumber
shackle
handcuff
cumber
manacle
hog-tie
clog
embarrass
tie up
short-circuit
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
disrupt
bork
slow
interfere
set back
sabotage
take wind out of
quash
take down
curtail
snafu
entangle
bind
queer someone's pitch
give a hard time
subvert
cancel
offset
annul
buck
confuse
impair
sandbag
suspend
undermine
mar
inconvenience
weaken
harm
botch
injure
vitiate
disconcert
remit
shelve
intermit
hold off
weigh down
be a hindrance to
cook someone's goose
play off
spike someone's guns
choke off
detain
chain
put off
close off
rain on someone's parade
shut down
slow up
discontinue
throw a curve
tie
leash
debilitate
affect
disturb
prevent from making progress
muzzle
burden
tamper
influence
disempower
entrammel
get out of
resist
put a crimp in
jam
incommode
conflict
trouble
discommode
escape
bypass
evade
freeze
faze
dam
stultify
shipwreck
drag your feet
postpone
circumnavigate
tie one's hands
destabilize
US
shake
retardate
saddle with
box in
defend against
steer clear of
sidestep
skirt
attenuate
demoralize
US
defer
protract
throw a spoke in the wheel of
throttle
screen
prorogue
complicate
emasculate
sap
crash
keep lid on
ditch
juke
unsettle
bring to screeching halt
make late
confine
put back
back off
bog down
hold off on
prolong
hold over
demoralise
UK
soften
destabilise
UK
challenge
take the wind out of your sails
drag through the mud
annihilate
break
clip one's wings
queer the pitch of
topple
poke full of holes
monkey with
overthrow
decimate
raze
obliterate
wrack
puzzle
eradicate
unbuild
nonplus
skin
impoverish
craze
mystify
flummox
pigeonhole
corner
make a mess of
play havoc with
bring down
blow a hole in
bring to naught
put at risk
muck up
cancel out
render ineffective
balls up
work against
dead-end
put on hold
hang fire
throw a monkey wrench into
put on back burner
damage
hurt
paralyze
US
enfeeble
paralyse
UK
bloody
blemish
bankrupt
compromise
flaw
endamage
cross up
more ❯
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