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rip off the bandage

idiom
Meaning

To deal with a difficult situation by sudden difficult action.


Examples
SIMPLE

Just rip off the bandage and tell him the truth.

CONTEXTUAL

I know you are scared to quit your job, but it is time to rip off the bandage and talk to your boss.

COMPLEX

Rather than prolonging the inevitable anxiety of the impending layoffs, the manager decided to rip off the bandage and announce the news to the entire staff at once.

Anchors to
Related idioms7entries
  1. 01

    give a rip

    To care.

  2. 02

    rip into

    To verbally attack or criticise.

  3. 03

    rip it up

    To perform spectacularly.

  4. 04

    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.

  5. 05

    rip someone's face off

    To castigate someone very angrily.

  6. 06

    rip someone's head off

    To castigate someone very angrily.

  7. 07

    rip to shreds

    To criticize severely; to refute.

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