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It can either mean that you are going out for something and will be back soon. "I'm going to nip out to the store for milk." It could also mean going out for a drink depending on the context.
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Is it nip it in the bud or nip it in the butt?
It's a plant bud you're nipping - you nip or cut it off to stop the plant from growing in that area.
How do you use a sentence with nip?
Stay out of that yard, or their dog might nip you. During winter time, Jack Frost may nip at your nose.
Where did the phrase nip it in the bud come from?
To nip something in the bud means to stop it before it starts. A bud is the new growth of a plant - that little rounded green ball on the end of a stem. To nip means to pinch something off. So if you pinch off the little green shoot, the branch won't grow - you have nipped it off in the bud.
What is another word for nibble?
synonyms for nibble would include: chew, nip, gnaw, or bite
Where did the phrase nip in the air come from?
I've heard that the origin of "There's a nip in the air" dates back to the 2nd World War when the Allies were fighting the Japanese in the jungle. Patrols never new where the enemy was until they were only metres away. Some soldiers felt that they had an intuitive 6th sense that the enemy was close because they felt a cold shiver run down their spine. This cold, deathly shiver led them to warn their comrades of their suspicion by saying "I feel a nip in the air". "Nip" being a shortening of Nippon (in reference to Japan). The phrase continued to be used after the war when one felt particularly cold weather.
What does the idiom nip and tuck mean?
It means by a very small margin, as in "it was nip and tuck whether we would win the game or not."
What does grossly stable mean?
When nothing has changed
What does nip it to the bud mean put an end to it think about it continue it or none of these?
Nip it in the bud means stop it before it gets out of control
What does it mean when girls nip?
The word means a number of things. A nip can mean to take a drink of an alcoholic beverage. It could also refer to pinching the nipples, or to intimate kissing.
What does it mean when a boy says you are a nip on?
it means you r on the go fast
What does nip it in the bud the saying mean?
I means stop it before it gets to big.
What do you call a Nip from a dog?
A Nip.
Is it nip it in the bud or nip it in the butt?
It's a plant bud you're nipping - you nip or cut it off to stop the plant from growing in that area.
When was Nip Winters born?
Nip Winters was born in 1899.
When did Nip Pellew die?
Nip Pellew died in 1981.
When was Nip Pellew born?
Nip Pellew was born in 1893.
When did Nip Barua die?
Nip Barua died in 1992, in Gauhati, Assam, India.
