prevention is better than cure
close the stable door after the horse has bolted
an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure
the cure is worse than the disease
obviate
bring up against
paper over the cracks
salvation
hit a wall
kick into touch
let lie
be left holding the baby
virtuous circle
shoot the messenger
head off
if you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging
salve
ward off
save
whistle past the graveyard
unproblematicalness
relieve
salvage
line of attack
nonharm
on the spot
unburden
sow dragon's teeth
kick
make a mountain out of a molehill
forestalling
check yourself before you wreck yourself
preclusion
fudge the issue
fix the roof while the sun is shining
obviation
problematize
with the best will in the world
pull out of the fire
preemptive
exoneration
stave off
pre-emptive
preventable
fall prey
God works in mysterious ways
wariness
off the hook
put a lid on
a danger foreseen is half avoided
problemise
be a man
preventory
gorilla in the room
disculpate
elephant in the room
preventiveness
pull the plug
unhelp
lay at someone's door
cobra effect
never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake
watch one's back
cover
antibuggery
rationalism
lash oneself to the mast
rearrange the deck chairs on the Titanic
he who smelt it dealt it
keep up
reinventing the wheel
spare
toe dance
sweep something under the rug
tolerantly
forewarned is forearmed
irresponsible
keep one's head above water
see coming
worry
when in doubt, do nowt
worst comes to worst
walk away
lest
bury one's head in the sand
excuse
antisurvival
shy away from
fail-safe
damage
care
preventionism
follow out
mishandle
follow through
carry out