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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

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nip [sth] in the bud v expr figurative (stop developing further)cortar de raíz loc verb
 Her son took up smoking, but she nipped that in the bud by making him smoke an entire pack.
  (figurado)cortar de raíz loc verb
  cortar antes que crezca loc verb
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'nip in the bud' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
Spanish:
yugular


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