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Nip It In The Bud............
To stop, cease, or prevent something at the beginning or early phase, before it becomes too difficult or unmanageable.
Origin: This phrase derives from the de-budding of plants. The earlier form of the phrase was 'nip in the bloom' and this is cited in Henry Chettle's romance Piers Plainnes Seaven Yeres Prentiship, 1595.
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