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Chris -- 2025-05-10
In my office, my boss often tells me to Nip problems in the butt. Not in the Bud.
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Welcome, lauraebk. “Nip in the butt” is one of the great classic eggcorns. The Eggcorn Database has an article on it here: http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/english/135/butt/.
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