Today’s Parole del giorno is the expression stroncare sul nascere [qualcosa], which means to nip [something] in the bud.

To nip something in the bud means to stop something as soon as it starts, typically something unwanted or problematic.

See the expression used below:

Dopo tutte le denunce dai cittadini in zona, la polizia ha subito stroncato sul nascere la criminalità che sviluppava.

After all the complaints from citizen’s in the neighborhood, the police immediately nipped the crime in the bud that was developing.