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UKSticking plaster
/stˈɪkɪŋ plˈastə/
/stˈɪkɪŋ plˈæstɚ/Sticking plaster
[NOUN]1
an adhesive bandage or tape used in dressing superficial wounds and abrasions
Examples
1. Unfortunately, this proved to be little more than a temporary sticking plaster over a much more serious set of problems.
2. The patient in question had tried to cure her recently diagnosed type 2 diabetes by sticking plasters all over herself. -
3. I don't know why I've given him a big sticking plaster on his neck
4. and it’s discovering the innate unity of knowledge and scholarship that we have artificially split up rather than, as it were, a sticking plaster, a literally superficial idea of bridging between disciplines.
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