rip off the band-aid

== English == === Alternative forms === rip the band-aid off === 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) (informal, idiomatic) To perform a painful or unpleasant, but necessary, action quickly so as to minimize the pain or fear associated with it.