nip it in the bud
Quite possibly the 5 wisest words¹ ever spoken on TV.
¹ Spoken by Barney Fife on the Andy Griffith Show, circa 1960's.
¹ Spoken by Barney Fife on the Andy Griffith Show, circa 1960's.
Barney Fife: "Nip it in the bud! You got to nip it in the bud! ... Nip it! You go read any book you want on the subject of child discipline, and you'll find that every one of 'em is in favor of bud-nippin'... Only one way to take care of it."
Andy Taylor: "Nip it."
Fife: "In the bud."
Andy Taylor: "Nip it."
Fife: "In the bud."
nip it in the bud by TheNcredibleEgg October 22, 2006