strangle at birth

strangle something at birth

to stop something at an early stage of its development Plans to provide better nursery care are being strangled at birth by lack of funding.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Belshatzzar	-	Biblical Hebrew
Aurobindo	-	Bengali, Indian, Odia
Alkaios	-	Ancient Greek
Ethelyn	ETH-ə-lin	English
Deidre	['diədri]
Molly	['mɔli]