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rip off the band-aid

idiom
Meaning

To perform a painful or unpleasant, but necessary, action quickly so as to minimize the pain or fear associated with it.


Examples
SIMPLE

I need to rip off the band-aid and tell him the truth.

CONTEXTUAL

Instead of waiting for the right moment, she decided to rip off the band-aid and resign from her job immediately.

COMPLEX

Rather than prolonging the inevitable anxiety of the situation, he chose to rip off the band-aid and deliver the difficult news to the entire team at once.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    band-aid solution

    A temporary or inadequate solution.

  2. 02

    give a rip

    To care.

  3. 03

    put a band-aid on a bullet wound

    To inadequately treat a serious situation.

  4. 04

    rip into

    To verbally attack or criticise.

  5. 05

    rip it up

    To perform spectacularly.

  6. 06

    rip off the bandage

    To deal with a difficult situation by sudden difficult action.

  7. 07

    rip someone's face off

    To castigate someone very angrily.

  8. 08

    rip someone's head off

    To castigate someone very angrily.

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