band-aid solution
A temporary or inadequate solution.
band-aid
/ˈbændeɪd/
noun 2verb 2
Collocations
5ADJ.
applied, left, over, small, small
VERB + BAND-AID
apply, give, put, ripped, saw, send, tore, wrap
BAND-AID + NOUN
finger, medicine, solution
PREP.
around, off, on, up
ADV.
properly
Definitions
noun
1
An adhesive bandage, a small piece of fabric or plastic that may be stuck to the skin in order to temporarily cover a small wound.
2
A temporary or makeshift solution to a problem, created ad hoc and often with a lack of foresight.
It was another of those political band-aids patted over a minor sore.
verb
1
To apply an adhesive bandage.
As a school nurse, Pat was used to band-aiding lots of scraped knees and elbows.
2
To apply a makeshift fix; to jury-rig.
Rather than fix the code, we just band-aided the problem by hiding the error message.
This is where the addictions theorists and therapists fail (perhaps for lack of nerve): they never strongly suggest that their critique should become the basis for concerted, collective therapy as well as individual therapy. They can't. To do so would mean risking their own dependency upon the system and upon the rewards they receive for band-aiding it.
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Idioms & Phrases
rip off the band-aid
To perform a painful or unpleasant, but necessary, action quickly so as to minimize the pain or fear associated with it.
Look, folks. I don't want to write this recap any more than you want to read it. But let's rip off the Band-Aid and get through this thing together.
put a band-aid on a bullet wound
To inadequately treat a serious situation.
Using substances as a coping mechanism is like putting a band-aid on a bullet wound; it might momentarily mask the pain, but it doesn't address the root problem and often exacerbat
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It was another of those political band-aids patted over a minor sore.
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As a school nurse, Pat was used to band-aiding lots of scraped knees and elbows.
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Rather than fix the code, we just band-aided the problem by hiding the error message.
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This is where the addictions theorists and therapists fail (perhaps for lack of nerve): they never strongly suggest that their critique should become the basis for concerted, collective therapy as wel
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Can I have a Band-Aid?
Tatoeba · #3494606
Could you send up a Band-Aid and some medicine?
Tatoeba · #34947Usage Notes
i Register
In some senses, band-aid is marked as informal, figuratively, US, idiomatic. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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