rip off the band-aid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

rip off the band-aid rips off the band-aid ripping off the band-aid ripped off the band-aid rip the band-aid off
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