rip off the band-aid
rip off the band-aid · rips off the band-aid · ripped off the band-aid · ripping off the band-aid
To perform a painful or unpleasant, but necessary, action quickly so as to minimize…To perform a painful or unpleasant, but necessary, action quickly so as to minimize the pain or fear associated with it.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic, informal)To perform a painful or unpleasant, but necessary, action quickly so as to minimize the pain or fear associated with it.
Forms
rips off the band-aid, ripping off the band-aid, ripped off the band-aid, ripped off the band-aid| Base form | rip off the band-aid · to rip off the band-aid |
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| 3rd person singular | rips off the band-aid |
| Present participle | ripping off the band-aid |
| Past simple | ripped off the band-aid |
| Past participle | ripped off the band-aid |
irregular
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | rip off the band-aid |
| he, she, it | rips off the band-aid |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | ripped off the band-aid |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have ripped off the band-aid |
| he, she, it | has ripped off the band-aid |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will rip off the band-aid |
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle