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rip the band-aid off

rip the band-aid off is the alternative form of rip off the band-aid.

Meaning of rip off the band-aid

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)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) 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 the band-aid off

third-person singular presentrips the band-aid off
present participleripping the band-aid off
past participleripped the band-aid off
pastripped the band-aid off

Questions about rip the band-aid off

What is rip the band-aid off the alternative form of?
Rip the band-aid off is the alternative form of rip off the band-aid.

Words near rip the band-aid off in the dictionary

  1. rip sawn
  2. rip saws
  3. rip someone a new asshole
  4. rip someone a new one
  5. rip someone's head off
  6. rip the band-aid off
  7. rip the piss
  8. rip tide
  9. rip tides
  10. rip to shreds
  11. RIP troll

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