nip in the bud

bark up the wrong tree: 잘못 짚다; 엉뚱한 사람을 비난하다telling someone they are wrong or making a mistake with what they are saying or doingex. You're barking up the wrong tree if you're expecting me to lend you any money.내가 너한테 돈을 빌려 줄 거라 생각했다면 번지수가 틀려도 단단히 틀렸다.Because we only had a low-pixel picture to find out the suspect, we ended up barking up the wrong tree.용의자를 찾을 수 있는 저해상도의 사진밖에 없었기 때문에, 결국 우리는 엉뚱한 ..