Significado: automanipulation

n. automanipulación, manipulación propia

nip Idioma

have a conniption

become very upset, have a fit Stop playing your violin, or Mom will have a conniption!

nip and tuck

evenly matched, hard fought to the finish They were going along nip and tuck but he finally won the race in the end.

nip in the bud

prevent at the start They found out about the computer problem but were able to nip the problem in the bud.

nip it in the bud

stop it before it grows, prevent it from spreading If the students plan a revolt, we'll nip it in the bud.

burnips

very cold

nip sth in the bud

Idiom(s): nip sth in the bud

Theme: CONTROL

to put an end to something at an early stage.
• John is getting into bad habits, and it's best to nip them in the bud.
• There was trouble in the classroom, but the teacher nipped it in the bud.

have a conniption fit

Idiom(s): have a conniption (fit)

Theme: ANGER - RELEASE

to get angry or hysterical. (Folksy.)
• I got so mad I thought I was going to have a conniption.
• My father had a conniption fit when I got home this morning.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

No amount of talking can replace action.

Blood from a turnip

It is impossible to get something from someone if they don't have it, just as you cannot get blood from a turnip.

Fall off the turnip truck

(USA) If someone has just fallen off the turnip truck, they are uninformed, naive and gullible. (Often used in the negative)

Fine words butter no parsnips

This idiom means that it's easy to talk, but talk is not action.

Nip at the bit

If someone is nipping at the bit, they are anxious to get something done and don't want to wait.

Squeeze blood out of a turnip

(USA) When people say that you can't squeeze blood out of a turnip, it means that you cannot get something from a person, especially money, that they don't have.

nip and tuck|nip|tuck

adj. or adv., informal Evenly matched; hard fought to the finish. The game was nip and tuck until the last minute. A was a nip and tuck race right to the finish line. The two salesmen fought nip and tuck for the contract all the way.
Compare: NECK AND NECK.

nip in the bud|bud|nip

v. phr. To check at the outset; prevent at the start; block or destroy in the beginning. The police nipped the plot in the bud. The teacher nipped the disorder in the bud.

conniption

conniption
see have a fit.

nip

nip
nip and tuck
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so close, even, or critical as to leave the outcome in doubt; neck and neck

omnipotent

omnipotent
the Omnipotent
God