nip something in the bud

But they want to nip any such thing in the bud.

So we have to nip it in the bud, which is why I'm here.

Something which must be nipped in the bud at once.

We know how to nip most of them in the bud, early.

Good thing we nipped it in the bud, he thought.

That would have nipped the whole thing in the bud.

All of them are gone now, but not generally nipped in the bud.

So many of the environmental problems can be nipped in the bud.

Now, I believe that problems should be nipped in the bud.

Maybe it's still not too late to nip the whole thing in the bud.