Select the most appropriate meaning of the bold idiom in the given sentence.
The idea of making a children's park has been nipped in the bud by the local council.

Options

A. encouraged strongly
B. changed completely
C. dropped at an early stage
D. included somewhere else

Answer

C

Explanation

Nip in the bud = to stop, cease or prevent something at the beginning or early phase, before it becomes too dificult.
Look at the sentence :
Why don.t you nip the issue in the bud before it starts affecting the entire user base ?