Phrase: nip something in the bud
Meaning: to stop a bad situation from becoming worse by taking action at an early stage of its development
Sentence: The BCCI's anti-corruption unit has been accompanying all IPL teams so that if there was any aberration it can be nipped in the bud.
Phrase: drag someone’s name through the mire
Meaning: to say or write things that will harm someone’s reputation
Sentence: One should not drag their friends name through the mire.
Phrase: cock a snook at
Meaning: to deliberately do something that insults someone or that shows a lack of respect for someone or something
Sentence: In the process, it is cocking a snook at the Supreme Court, which has repeatedly berated it for its interference in the functioning of oversight institutions.
Phrase: acres of something
Meaning: a very large amount of something
Sentence: Acres of newsprint have been devoted to the issue.
Reference: The Hindu Newspaper - 22 May
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