mota Olle i grind
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Swedish[edit]
Proverb[edit]
mota Olle i grind ("stop the bull at the gate")
- (idiomatic) nip in the bud; to stop or prevent something at an early stage, before it gets out of hand
See also[edit]
- mota
- mota någon i grind (“to prevent someone's undertaking”)
- bättre att stämma i bäcken än i ån (“a stitch in time saves nine”)