Just rip off the bandage and tell him the truth.
rip off the bandage
idiomTo deal with a difficult situation by sudden difficult action.
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.
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give a rip
To care.
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rip into
To verbally attack or criticise.
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rip it up
To perform spectacularly.
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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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rip someone's face off
To castigate someone very angrily.
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rip someone's head off
To castigate someone very angrily.
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rip to shreds
To criticize severely; to refute.