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   nip something in the bud   
   Fig. to put an end to something before it develops into something larger.   
   (Alludes to destroying a flower bud before it blooms.) I wanted to nip that   
   little romance in the bud. The whole idea was nipped in the bud.   
      
   See also: bud, in, nip, the   
      
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    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)