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342 nip it in the bud
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nip it in the bud
MEANING
If you nip something in the bud, you stop a problem frombecoming serious by dealing with it as soon as you notice it.
EXAMPLES
Alan has a serious weight problem. Now he wishes he'd nippedit in the bud by eating less and exercising more when he was first starting toput on weight.
I was starting to drink too much alcohol, so I nipped it inthe bud and stopped drinking altogether before it became a serious problem. -
341 keep something at bay
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keep something at bay
MEANING
If you keep something at bay, you stop something that couldbe a proem for you from getting too close or from getting worse.
EXAMPLES
We kept the flood waters at bay by building a wall ofsandbags around our house.
A good way to keep your feelings of anxiety at bay is tomeditate or do some sort of relaxation technique. -
340 cover your tracks
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cover your tracks
MEANING
If you cover your tracks, you make sure no-one can find evidence of what you've done.
EXAMPLES
He's a smart guy and he knew how to cover his tracks so the police couldn't connect him to the crime.
Bob didn't cover his tracks well enough, and his wife found a romantic text message that a girl had sent to his phone. -
339 tighten your belt
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tighten your belt
MEANING
If you tighten your belt, you try to spend less money.
EXAMPLES
I'll have to tighten my belt for a while so I can pay off my debts.
Paul says his family have had to tighten their belts because everything costs much more now. -
338 knock your socks off
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knock your socks off
MEANING
If something knocks your socks off, it amazes you and surprises you.
EXAMPLES
When Nora did her presentation on the new development, she knocked our socks off. It was very impressive.
Michael knocked everyone's socks off when he performed at the music awards. It was the best performance of the night, by far. -
337 show your true colors
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show your true colors
MEANING
You show your true colours if you show what you're really like, or you reveal your true character.
EXAMPLES
Bob always acts like he's a strong, brave guy, but when the hurricane hit he showed his true colors. He was too scared to go check on old Mrs Flowers, our next-door neigur.
The players showed their true colours when they came back from three goals down to win the match.