"nip X in the butt"

[Laurence Horn]

An official eggcorn where X = "it":
http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/index.php?s=nip+in+the+butt

Here's one in the wild where X = "the issue", from a cancer support group:

If you feel that you are being screened out of jobs because of your
lack of employment, it may make sense to note on your resume the reason for
your gap in employment.  It can nip the issue in the butt before it ever
does become an issue.  But you need to note in on your resume in the right
way...

LH

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