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rips off the band-aid

rips off the band-aid is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 rips off the band-aid

What is rips off the band-aid the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Rips off the band-aid is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rip off the band-aid.

Words near rips off the band-aid in the dictionary

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

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