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Sarah* | 10:56 Tue 19th Oct 2004 | Phrases & Sayings
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What is the origin of this saying please?
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Educated guess - it means to cut off a bud before it grows into a flower. As a metaphor, it means to stop something getting out of control by stopping it in its early stages.
13:08 Tue 19th Oct 2004
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SPOT ON MATE!!!
10:47 Thu 21st Oct 2004

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