2006-11-08 02:38:25 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Halt something at an early stage, or thoroughly check something. For example, By arresting all the leaders, they nipped the rebellion in the bud. This metaphoric expression, alluding to a spring frost that kills flower buds, was first recorded in a Beaumont and Fletcher play of 1606-1607.
2006-11-08 03:02:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Nip It In The Bud
2016-09-29 04:52:02 · answer #2 · answered by boland 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It comes from gardening. If you cut a bud from a plant, it prevents it from growing.
"nip it in the bud" means to stop a situation from growing into something much larger.
2006-11-08 02:45:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Barney Pfife on the Andy Grliffin show was the goofy deputy. It was one of his best quotes. It implied to stop, don't go any further, nip it in the bud before it had time to take full bloom. Good Question!
2006-11-10 14:50:43 · answer #4 · answered by Sage 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
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Where does the saying, "nip it in the bud" come from??
2015-08-06 03:55:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always thought it was nip it in the butt, I didn't know what that meant either. Lol
2006-11-08 03:59:31 · answer #6 · answered by zumpano2003 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋