nip in the bud
From LSJ
ψυχῆς ἀγῶνα τὸν προκείμενον πέρι δώσων → to stand the appointed trial for his life, to stand the appointed struggle for life and death
English > Greek (Woodhouse Extra)
αἱρεῖν, καθαιρεῖν, ἀναιρέω, ἀναιρεῖν
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