stämma i bäcken

Swedish

Etymology

Ellipsis of bättre att stämma i bäcken än i ån (“better to stem [the flow] in the creek than in the river”).

Verb

stämma i bäcken (present stämmer i bäcken, preterite stämde i bäcken, supine stämt i bäcken, imperative stäm i bäcken)

  1. (idiomatic) nip in the bud, a stitch in time saves nine

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