What does rip off the bandage mean?

rip off the bandage

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.20 in modern English

Syllables: rip of-f the ban-dage
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Meaning

verb

To deal with a difficult situation by sudden difficult action.

Informal

Example Sentences

"If I look at just the facts, grit my teeth, and rip off the bandage, I know I'm adult enough to return to Chicago, to my desk, search for an apartment, and buy a car. But it is not what I crave."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

rips off the bandage (present, singular) ripping off the bandage (participle, present) ripped off the bandage (participle, past) ripped off the bandage (past)

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