tuer dans l'œuf
French, verb/tɥe dɑ̃ l‿œf/
tuer dans l'œuf is a French verb meaning “to nip in the bud (literally, "to kill in the egg")” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Stopper (quelque chose) à un stade précoce”.
What does tuer dans l'œuf mean in English?
verb
- 1
to nip in the bud (literally, "to kill in the egg")
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Stopper (quelque chose) à un stade précoce.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of tuer dans l'œuf
- étouffer dans l’œuf
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tuer dans l'œuf?
- /tɥe dɑ̃ l‿œf/
- \tɥe dɑ̃ l‿œf\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.