rip off the bandaidとは 意味・読み方・使い方

動詞

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. (informal, idiomatic) To perform a painful or unpleasant, but necessary, action quickly so as to minimize the pain or fear associated with it.
   • 2007 May 14, Aldo Cella, “From The Orioles Hangout Page”, in alt.sports.baseball.bos-redsox‎ (Usenet):

     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.