- check in the bud
- подавить в зародыше, пресечь в корне
Новый англо-русский словарь. 2013.
Новый англо-русский словарь. 2013.
nip in the bud — {v. phr.} To check at the outset; prevent at the start; block or destroy in the beginning. * /The police nipped the plot in the bud./ * /The teacher nipped the disorder in the bud./ … Dictionary of American idioms
nip in the bud — {v. phr.} To check at the outset; prevent at the start; block or destroy in the beginning. * /The police nipped the plot in the bud./ * /The teacher nipped the disorder in the bud./ … Dictionary of American idioms
nip\ in\ the\ bud — v. phr. To check at the outset; prevent at the start; block or destroy in the beginning. The police nipped the plot in the bud. The teacher nipped the disorder in the bud … Словарь американских идиом
nip something in the bud — CUT SHORT, curtail, check, curb, thwart, frustrate, stop, halt, arrest, stifle, obstruct, block, squash, quash, subdue, crack down on, stamp out; informal put the kibosh on. → nip * * * nip something in the bud informal phrase to stop a bad… … Useful english dictionary
To nip in the bud — Nip Nip, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nipped}, less properly {Nipt}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nipping}.] [OE. nipen; cf. D. niipen to pinch, also knippen to nip, clip, pinch, snap, knijpen to pinch, LG. knipen, G. kneipen, kneifen, to pinch, cut off, nip, Lith.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nip 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,… … Thesaurus of popular words
check — [n1] inspection, examination analysis, audit, checkup, control, inquiry, investigation, poll, rein, research, review, scrutiny, test; concept 103 check [n2] restraint, hindrance blow, constraint, control, curb, damper, disappointment, frustration … New thesaurus
check — v 1. stop, arrest, stay, stall, bring to a standstill; halt, pause, hesitate, balk, brake; put a stop or an end to, terminate, end, quash, quell, squash, Inf. put the kibosh on, nip in the bud; cut, cut back on, decrease, diminish, reduce, lessen … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
The Little Shop of Horrors — Infobox Film name = The Little Shop of Horrors image size = caption = Theatrical release poster. director = Roger Corman producer = Roger Corman writer = Charles B. Griffith narrator = starring = Jonathan Haze Jackie Joseph Mel Welles Dick Miller … Wikipedia
bud — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. sprout, shoot; germinate; burgeon; mature. See beginning, expansion. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. shoot, incipient flower, germ, embryo; see flower 1 . • nip in the bud, Syn. check, halt, stop; see halt … English dictionary for students
check — I. n. 1. Restraint, curb, bridle, hindrance, stop, obstacle, impediment, obstruction, bar, barrier, damper, interference, rebuff, repression, control. 2. Counter, register, corresponding indenture, corresponding cipher. 3. Mark, symbol, sign. 4.… … New dictionary of synonyms