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
Adir	-	Hebrew
Sophus	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Talmai	-	Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Steffan	-	Welsh
Sladjana	SLAH-jah-nah	Serbian
Chanah	-	Hebrew