sticking plaster

noun

an adhesive cloth or other material for covering and closing superficial wounds, holding bandages in place, etc.

sticking plaster

noun

Usual US term: adhesive tape.��a thin cloth with an adhesive substance on one side, used for covering slight or superficial wounds

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sticking plaster¹

First recorded in 1645–55

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"Parents up and down the country would be delighted to see the prime minister act decisively to quell the tsunami of harm children face online, but sticking plasters will not do the job."

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“Medical explanations have become the sticking plaster we use to help us manage that disappointment.”

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"This is another sticking plaster over something that really needs to be dealt with."

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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said the government's plan was just a "short-term sticking plaster" and both he and the Green Party have called for public ownership as the only option.

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Shadow transport secretary Gareth Bacon described the government's announcement as a "pothole sticking plaster".

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sticking place sticking point

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