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To be honest,TAT,I was talking about a dispute,or an argument ,before it gets out of hand.
Nip it in the bud.
Not sure what Spitfire,thinks it means,..obviously different to mine.
I was picked for the school cricket team but this was nipped in the bud before it could happen. I wanted to have a go at it. It might have been something that flourished.