strangle something at birth, in the cradle.
nip something in the bud
DEFINITION
suppress or destroy something at an early stage:
"the idea has been nipped in the bud at the local level"
SIMILAR:
curtail
check
cut off
thwart
beat
frustrate
curb
stop
halt
arrest
stifle
obstruct
impede
block
squash
quash
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Meaning of strangle something at birth in English
strangle something at birth
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to stop something at an early stage of its development:
The plan should have been strangled at birth.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Causing something to end
abandonabandonmentall good things (must) come to an end idiomand have done with it idiombe over the hump idiomcurehalthangjack something inkill something stone-dead idiomknocklaylidliftraisestamp on somethingstamp something outstaunchstemstopper
strangle something at birth, in the cradle
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