rip off the band-aid
rip off the band-aid verb: to perform a painful or unpleasant, but necessary, action quickly so as to minimize the pain or fear associated with it.
Verb
rip off the band-aid (third-person singular simple present rips off the band-aid, present participle ripping off the band-aid, simple past and past participle ripped 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.
- Look, folks. I don't want to write this recap any more than you want to read it. But let's rip off the Band-Aid and get through this thing together.2007 May 14, Aldo Cella, “From The Orioles Hangout Page”, in alt.sports.baseball.bos-redsox (Usenet)
Forms of rip off the band-aid
| third-person singular present | rips off the band-aid |
|---|---|
| present participle | ripping off the band-aid |
| past participle | ripped off the band-aid |
| past | ripped off the band-aid |
| alternative form | rip the band-aid off |
Questions about rip off the band-aid
- What does rip off the band-aid mean?
- Rip off the band-aid means to perform a painful or unpleasant, but necessary, action quickly so as to minimize the pain or fear associated with it.
- What part of speech is rip off the band-aid?
- Rip off the band-aid is a verb.
- What is the past tense of rip off the band-aid?
- The past tense of rip off the band-aid is ripped off the band-aid.
Words near rip off the band-aid in the dictionary
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