(jovial music)
-: Sometimes a word that sounds like the right word
and feels like the right word
isn't actually the right word.
It's an eggcorn.
You don't nip something in the butt if you want to stop it
before it gets worse,
though, maybe that would work in some cases.
No, you nip it in the bud.
You figuratively pinch off the bud
before it opens into a leaf or flower.