Hello folks. How are you? I wonder if you could give me synonyms for 'to nip something in the bud'? In Spanish we say something like 'to cut something from the root'. I guess that 'Stop something befo

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Hello folks. How are you? I wonder if you could give me synonyms for 'to nip something in the bud'? In Spanish we say something like 'to cut something from the root'. I guess that 'Stop something before it gets worse' works but any phrasal verb? Just to help me fix it 🙂 Thanks a lot language mates. Have a good one 🙂

26 Eki 2021 13:33

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Here are a few more suggestions. Don't let something get out of control. Put a handle on something. Head something off at the pass. Tackle something at the door. Put out the embers. Slam the door on something. Perform a pre-emptive strike. Pull the plug on something.

26 Ekim 2021

To put a spoke in someone's wheel To thwart something To stem the flow of something

26 Ekim 2021

Hello there 🙋🏻‍♀️ Simple ways of saying ‘to nip something in the bud’ are as follows: • To cut-off something • To prohibit something • To forbid something • To cut something short • To stop something • To put something to a halt

26 Ekim 2021

Nip something in the bud - to stop something before it has an opportunity to become established. To abort - To cut off - To anticipate - to cut short - To stymie - To put the kibosh on “Inflation will only get worse if the government doesn't do something right now to nip it in the bud.” :)

26 Ekim 2021

If you're looking for a phrase that means to intervene delicatlely. To whisper in someone ear. To take someone by the shoulders. To have a word with someone. To have a chit chat with someone. To shew something away. To usher someone off.

26 Ekim 2021

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