Initial letters of well known phrases or sayings

1. NITB - To destroy before it has had time to develop

2. ABAB - With barefaced effrontery or impudence

3. CAD - Prepared and arranged in advance. Settled

4. ASITG - A hidden or hypocritical enemy, disguised danger

5. APIAP - A blind bargain

6. TEHP - To submit to humiliation

7. OBTS - To be wary or cautious in order not to be tricked a second time

8. TMWBTBAMC - Joseph Hobson Jagger

9. GTN - To firmly take control of a situation

10. ABITHIWTITB - To settle for what you have rather than gamble  

Answers

1. Nip In The Bud

2. As Bold As Brass

3. Cut And Dried

4. A Snake In The Grass

5. A Pig In A Poke

6. To Eat Humble Pie

7. Once Bitten Twice Shy

8. The Man Who Broke The Bank At Monte Carlo

9. Grasp The Nettle

10. A Bird In The Hand Is Worth Two In The Bush

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