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ripped off the band-aid

ripped off the band-aid is the simple past and past participle 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)

Questions about ripped off the band-aid

What is ripped off the band-aid the simple past and past participle of?
Ripped off the band-aid is the simple past and past participle of rip off the band-aid.

Words near ripped off the band-aid in the dictionary

  1. ripped ass
  2. ripped down
  3. ripped into
  4. ripped it up
  5. ripped off
  6. ripped off the band-aid
  7. ripped on
  8. ripped out
  9. ripped someone a new asshole
  10. ripped someone a new one
  11. ripped someone's face off

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