kväva i sin linda
Swedish
editEtymology
editLiterally, "suffocate in its swaddle."
Verb
editkväva i sin linda (present kväver i sin linda, preterite kvävde i sin linda, supine kvävt i sin linda, imperative kväv i sin linda)
- (idiomatic) to nip in the bud (stop something at an early stage)