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strangle something at birth
idiom
to stop something at an early stage of its development: （将某事）扼杀于萌芽时
The plan should have been strangled at birth.这个计划应该在早期就被终止。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Causing something to end
abandon
abandonment
all good things (must) come to an endidiom
and have done with itidiom
be over the humpidiom
cure
give over
halt
hang
jack something in
kill something stone-deadidiom
lay
lid
lift
snap
snuff something out
stamp on something
stamp something out
stanch
staunch
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