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111nip and tuck — a close race, having just enough to win or finish It was a close race nip and tuck all the way but we won! …
112nip it in the bud — stop it before it grows, prevent it from spreading If the students plan a revolt, we ll nip it in the bud …
113nip and tuck — evenly matched, hard fought to the finish They were going along nip and tuck but he finally won the race in the end …
114nip in the bud — prevent at the start They found out about the computer problem but were able to nip the problem in the bud …
115nip something in the bud — suppress or destroy something at an early stage. → nip …
116nip something off — remove something by pinching or squeezing sharply. → nip …
117nip something in the bud — before your children start spending most of their free time in front of the television or computer, nip it in the bud Syn: cut short, curtail, check, curb, thwart, frustrate, stop, halt, arrest, stifle, obstruct, block, squash, quash, subdue,… …
118nip something in the bud — informal to stop a bad situation from becoming worse by taking action at an early stage of its development We need to nip this bad behaviour in the bud …
119Nip it in the bud — If you nip something in the bud, you deal with a problem when it is still small, before it can grow into something serious …
120nip-up — noun Date: 1938 a spring from a supine position to a standing position …