if you have a house and a groundhog living under your front porch, you better snare the groundhog before your foundation is destroyed. In this scenario, this phrase IMHO is therefore more than just friendly advice.
What I call homo-sapiens who are addicted to perianal abscesses.
Person 1: Are you addicted to perianal abscesses?
Person 2: Yes.
Person 1: A Psychosomatic Xylephone Inserting Pears In Horoscope-Based Ornaments To Destroy Döppelganger (Xiphoid): The First Juvenile Release