Vocab Info

A3 Expression, う-verb (む)

()()to nip (something) in the bud

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    1. Expression, う-verb (む)

      1. 1.

        to nip (something) in the bud

    All Forms

    芽を摘む 【めをつむ】芽をつむ 【めをつむ】

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    • 警察(けいさつ)仕事(しごと)(あく)()()ことだ。

      The job of the police is to nip something in the bud.

    • 子供(こども)才能(さいのう)()()んだ(こと)後悔(こうかい)している。

      I regret having nipped the child's talent in the bud.

    • あのスキャンダルは会社(かいしゃ)成長(せいちょう)する()()みました。

      That scandal nipped the company's growth in the bud.

    • 大量(たいりょう)購入(こうにゅう)した(かぶ)()びる()()まれ、途方(とほう)()れています。

      The stocks I purchased in large quantities have had their potential nipped in the bud, and I am at a loss.

    • あの(とき)(あく)()()(こと)出来(でき)ていたら大勢(おおぜい)犠牲者(ぎせいしゃ)()なかったものを!

      If only we had been able to nip it in the bud at that time, there wouldn't have been so many victims!

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