put a band-aid on a bullet wound

verb

To inadequately treat a serious situation.

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Meanings

verbput a band-aid on a bullet wound (third-person singular simple present puts a band-aid on a bullet wound, present participle putting a band-aid on a bullet wound, simple past and past participle put a band-aid on a bullet wound)

present singular third person puts a band-aid on a bullet wound · participle present putting a band-aid on a bullet wound

  1. idiomaticinformalTo inadequately treat a serious situation.

    Using substances as a coping mechanism is like putting a band-aid on a bullet wound; it might momentarily mask the pain, but it doesn't address the root problem and often exacerbates it.

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Translations

Finnish laastari ampumahaavaan
  • laastari ampumahaavaanTranslations
German ein Pflaster auf eine Schusswunde kleben
  • ein Pflaster auf eine Schusswunde klebenTranslations
Polish niedostatecznie zajmować się problemem
  • niedostatecznie zajmować się problememTranslations
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APA

put a band-aid on a bullet wound. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20a%20band-aid%20on%20a%20bullet%20wound

MLA

“put a band-aid on a bullet wound.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20a%20band-aid%20on%20a%20bullet%20wound. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “put a band-aid on a bullet wound,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20a%20band-aid%20on%20a%20bullet%20wound.

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