put a band-aid on a bullet wound
To inadequately treat a serious situationTo inadequately treat a serious situation.
» Put pressure on the wound to stop the bleeding.
Üben Sie Druck auf die Wunde aus, um die Blutung zu stoppen. — al_ex_an_der
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1 senses(idiomatic, informal)To inadequately treat a serious situation.
ein Pflaster auf eine Schusswunde kleben
Examples
11 sentencesPut pressure on the wound to stop the bleeding.
deÜben Sie Druck auf die Wunde aus, um die Blutung zu stoppen. — al_ex_an_der
They have decided to put aside old wounds.
Вони вирішили забути старі кривди. — ChickenKiev
ruОни решили отложить в сторону свои старые распри. — Gruzilkin
Put some pressure on this wound.
She put honey in his wound.
Don't put your finger in the wound.
Translations
2 languagesForms
puts a band-aid on a bullet wound, putting a band-aid on a bullet wound, put a band-aid on a bullet wound, put a band-aid on a bullet wound| Base form | put a band-aid on a bullet wound · to put a band-aid on a bullet wound |
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| 3rd person singular | puts a band-aid on a bullet wound |
| Present participle | putting a band-aid on a bullet wound |
| Past simple | put a band-aid on a bullet wound |
| Past participle | put a band-aid on a bullet wound |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | put a band-aid on a bullet wound |
| he, she, it | puts a band-aid on a bullet wound |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | put a band-aid on a bullet wound |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have put a band-aid on a bullet wound |
| he, she, it | has put a band-aid on a bullet wound |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will put a band-aid on a bullet wound |
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.