sticking plaster

noun

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

sticking plaster

noun

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sticking plaster¹

First recorded in 1645–55

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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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His finance spokesman Sam Rowlands said the budget was "merely a sticking plaster over the problems that far too many people face in Wales".

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"Teachers have been putting sticking plasters on education for too long," she said.

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sticking place sticking point

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