關於Nip的意思和用法的提問

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nip something in the bud
phrase of nip

Definition:
suppress or destroy something at an early stage.

Example sentence:
"The idea has been nipped in the bud at the local level"

A: The phrase "nip it in the bud" means to stop something at an early stage, before it becomes a bigger problem or issue.

A: It means bite the showman in the butt.

A: To go somewhere quickly or for a short period of time.
She wants to nip into the shop before the shops close.

“Nip” has many other uses; use it in a sentence to help me know which “nip” you ask about.

A: It's a derogatory slang for a Japanese person. Nip from Nippon.

A: Stop something bad from happening early before it becomes bad or worse

For example:
They nipped the problem in the bud before it became serious

A: “Nip down” isn’t a phrase I’ve heard before. Perhaps it is a UK phrase?

A: "are you getting ill? do you want some medicine?"
"yeah i need to nip it in the bud before friday"

"just get out there early and nip it in the bud"

A: To "nip it in the bud" is to stop, end or destroy something, usually before something bad happens!

Example:

He was starting to drink too much, so he decided he had to nip it in the bud.

A: nip is more gentle than a bite. A nip either sounds playful, or a bite from a small animal.

A: There isn't really a difference, they mean the same thing!

A: Nibble means to eat something in small bites, like nibbling on crackers.
Nip means to bite at something in a small, quick bite, like what a small dog might do to your hand.
Nip can also refer to a small shot of hard liquor.

A: a nip is slightly more gentle, for example a kitten could nip your finger. A bite is more extreme, for example a bear could bite you and leave a deep cute

A: They're about the same. I think they're entirely interchangeable as far as I can imagine them being used, but "nip into" is more British and may not be understood by some Americans.

A: before *they get* out of hand.

A: "Nip" means ”掐”，或"[咬]一小口” 比如 "the dog took a nip of the pizza"

A: nip comes from nepte, which is the Old English name of catnip or of a family of herbs including catnip, and originally comes from Latin nepeta.

The root is Indo-European. It can be seen in OLD Norse and Dutch with almost the same meaning. The word currently being used in Punjabi 'nup' has the same meaning

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/346706/what-is-a-meaning-of-suffix-nip-in-catnip

A: Both are ok.
Although you could say: "There was a nip in the air" or "there was a chill in the air".
Using "nippiness" and "chilliness", not really.

A: I need more context but I think they're trying to say "Don't focus on becoming Employee of the Month. Just focus on your work".

A: I don't think they're exactly the same. If you nip something in the bud, you have acted before it was serious. If you stop the rot, things were already bad but now they will not get worse.

You might hear the phrase "a stitch in time", shortened from the proverb "a stitch in time saves nine" (problems can be solved with less work if you act immediately before they get worse).

A: For us North Americans, "nippy" or "nipping" means cold. But for Brits I think they have some other usages, so I'm not so sure.