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The meaning is to deal with a problem before it grows worse. There are a lot of variances to the expression, 'cutting it off at the head' 'Nip it in the bud' 'C
by SapporoChris 6y ago
The meaning is to deal with a problem before it grows worse. There are a lot of variances to the expression, 'cutting it off at the head'
'Nip it in the bud'
'Cutting the problem at it's roots'
They're all references to killing something before it grows more difficult to deal with.
- DanBC 6y agoNipping in the bud is preventing a problem from getting worse. Cutting the head off the snake is about removing the point of control from an organisation.
- SapporoChris 6y agoThank you for correction.
- selimthegrim 6y ago"cut he/she/it/them off at the pass"
- drilldrive 6y agoI feel like the problem is already fully-realised in this case, so you can't "nip it at the bud" but have to stop the full-form yes? That goes along with "cutting it off at the head" moreso in my opinion.