Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “put a band-aid on a bullet wound“ and its meaning is “to provide a temporary solution to a serious problem instead of fixing it permanently; to deal with a serious problem inadequately”.
Example Sentence: The Supreme Court has struck down the electoral bonds scheme that will remove opacity in legal donations. But this is akin to putting a band-aid on a bullet wound as the majority of the funding continues to be in unaccounted cash.
This phrase is present in We need limits on election campaign spending and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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