A temporary or makeshift solution to a problem, created ad hoc and often with a lack of foresight.
band-aid solution
A temporary or inadequate solution.
put a band-aid on a bullet wound
To inadequately treat a serious situation.
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.
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