Idiom
rip off the bandage
Meaning
To deal with a difficult situation by sudden difficult action.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Just rip off the bandage and tell him the truth.”
“I know you are scared to quit your job, but it is time to rip off the bandage and talk to your boss.”
“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.”
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.”
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