“Let's nip this problem in the butt.”
Grammar Entry 651 / 1011 60-second read
Nip it in the butt vs. Nip it in the bud
Nip a bud, not a butt.
The comparisoni
“Let's nip this problem in the bud.”
The ruleii
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NIP in the BUD — gardening metaphor.
To nip a plant's bud stops it from flowering — stopping something before it grows.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Gardener's metaphor.