Band-Aid
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈbændˌeɪd/
- Informal
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parche (informal)
- I wanna see something more than the Band-Aids you are currently applying to this open sore.
- Band-Aid solution
- Band-Aid approach
- Band-Aid fix
It becomes a Band-Aid to cover other bad decisions.
- It becomes a Band-Aid to cover other bad decisions.
- Long term continuity of care is better than just Band-Aid, Band-Aid, Band-Aid, Band-Aid.
- So there's a there's a Band-Aid solution here where you get this short term benefit.
- Using material things to put a Band-Aid on your emotional shortcomings is very scary.
- And so in many ways, it represents like the ultimate Band-Aid for an environment that is not changing.
- So you should get a new take rather than try to make put a Band-Aid on something that doesn't work.
- And I'm like, well, that'll work, but it's a Band-Aid.
- That's just the the definition of a Band-Aid that we put in place just for now, just so that we can get the problem solved.
- Well, that that's the the challenge that we face today and it's not been on the radar screen of global health programs beyond emergency or Band-Aid care.
- It's, it's crazy and, and I wonder if anyone's going to be able to RIP off the Band-Aid with that.
Examples
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To me, this is a simplistic band-aid approach to structural socio-economic problems.
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It's more like putting a band-aid on a broken leg.
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Let's go clean it out and put a Band-Aid on it, okay?
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You tell me, is the evacuation the solution here, or is it just a Band-Aid to this problem?
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Instead of using a Band-Aid approach, let's try to get to the root of the of the problem and correct it.
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In addition, some claim that caps only provide a "band-aid" fix and do nothing to promote patient safety.
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Instead, the government put a band-aid on the problem, threw good money after bad, and delayed the inevitable.
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Many individuals fix their finances by applying band-aids that injure them in the long run.
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I couldn't agree more that they're all too often a band-aid covering a gaping wound.
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Rather than applying a Band-Aid solution, it's better to address the underlying issues directly.
Synonyms
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4.2
A fast temporary solution that only works for a short time
A quick solution used for a short time until a proper fix is found
A quick temporary solution made without care for small details
A quick, ugly fix that is not reliable
Antonyms
How Permanent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Band-Aid is also used for a quick, temporary fix. The name comes from bandage ('a covering for a cut') and aid ('help'), so a 'Band-Aid' solution only covers a problem for a short time instead of fixing the real cause.