To nip something in the bud.

把某事扼杀于萌芽。

Today I want to nip it in the bud.

今天，我想把它扼杀在萌芽状态。

Oh, you need to nip that in the bud.

噢，你应该防患于未然。

It's time to nip your tardiness in the bud.

将迟到拖拉扼杀于摇篮之中。

Oh really? Well, you want to nip that in the bud.

哦，真的吗？嗯，你要防患于未然。

I'm gonna nip this in the bud. No moat.

让我先断了你的念想，没有护城河。

Tell you what. I'm gonna nip this in the bud.

那行 我要将此不正之风扼杀于萌芽中。

You're probably right to nip that speech problem in the bud.

尽早矫正小孩发音问题是对的。

That's why I gotta nip this thing in the bud.

这就是我要把它扼杀在摇篮里的原因。

Could I borrow your bike? I need to nip to the shops at lunchtime?

能借一下你的单车吗？午餐的时候我得去一趟商店。

He was also known to nip the occasional visitor although he was mostly well-behaved.

巴尼也因咬了来访者而出名，不过大多数时间巴尼都举止得体。

It's good to nip small problems in the bud before they turn into big problems.

小事化无，防患于未然。

So where does this phrase come from William–to nip something in the bud?

那威廉，这个短语来自哪里呢？

Which was annoying, as they had meant to nip across to Biarritz in Helmholtz's four-seater sporticopter.

这叫他们很扫兴，因为他们原打算乘赫姆霍尔兹的四座体育直升机赶到比雅瑞茨去。

" Well, I'll ask you three to just nip the rest of them back into their cage."

“啊，我请你们三位把剩下的这些抓回笼子里去。”

If this is the case, be blunt about your suspicions. That may be enough to nip it in the bud.

如果出现这种情况，勇敢面对自己的怀疑。必须将网恋的可能性消灭在萌芽状态。

He never nipped Buck without cause, and he never failed to nip him when he stood in need of it.

决不会毫无道理地咬他, 而当他需要教训时, 又不会少咬一口。

Eatin' thi, this was to nip the end of it.

- Eatin' thi，这是为了结束它。

Put policy in place to nip little lies in the bud.

制定政策，将小谎言消灭在萌芽状态。

You gotta nip this in the bud.

你必须在萌芽状态就抽身。