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ripping off the band-aid

ripping off the band-aid is the present participle and gerund 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 ripping off the band-aid

What is ripping off the band-aid the present participle and gerund of?
Ripping off the band-aid is the present participle and gerund of rip off the band-aid.

Words near ripping off the band-aid in the dictionary

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

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