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101nip — To have a small taster of an item currently being enjoyed by a friend borrowing a portion Can I have a nip on that beer ? …
102nip — To have a small taster of an item currently being enjoyed by a friend borrowing a portion Can I have a nip on that beer ? …
103nip — n 1. a Japanese person. (Nippon is the Japanese word for Japan.) Jap has been the preferred term among British speakers, but nip has made headway since the mid 1970s. This term is largely pejora tive. 2. a computer microchip …
104Nip — n 1. a Japanese person. (Nippon is the Japanese word for Japan.) Jap has been the preferred term among British speakers, but nip has made headway since the mid 1970s. This term is largely pejora tive. 2. a computer microchip …
105nip in the bud — If you nip a problem or an unacceptable situation in the bud, you stop it at an early stage, before it develops or becomes worse. He wanted to be a clown, but his parents soon nipped that idea in the bud …
106nip it in the bud — If you nip something in the bud, you deal with a problem when it is still small, before it can grow into something serious. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
107nip and tuck — a close race, having just enough to win or finish It was a close race nip and tuck all the way but we won! …
108nip it in the bud — stop it before it grows, prevent it from spreading If the students plan a revolt, we ll nip it in the bud …
109nip and tuck — evenly matched, hard fought to the finish They were going along nip and tuck but he finally won the race in the end …
110nip in the bud — prevent at the start They found out about the computer problem but were able to nip the problem in the bud …
