"NIP IT IN THE BUD"
If you nip something in the bud, you stop a problem from becoming serious by dealing with it as soon as you notice it.
Example: Alan has a serious weight problem. Now he wishes he'd nipped it in the bud by eating less and exercising more when he was first starting to put on weight.
Cortar el problema de raíz.
Example sentences:
- I was starting to drink too much alcohol, so I nipped it in the bud and stopped drinking altogether before it became a serious problem / Estaba empezando a beber demasiado alcohol, así que corté el problema de raíz y dejé de beber por completo antes de que se convirtiera en un problema serio.
- Jules and Clive were starting to have problems in their marriage, so they decided to nip the problem in the bud and get some counselling / Jules y Clive estaban comenzando a tener problemas en su matrimonio, así que decidieron cortar el problema de raíz y buscaron asesoramiento.
Additional examples:
- I wanted to nip that little romance in the bud.
- The whole idea was nipped in the bud.
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