band aid Idiom

a fraidy cat

a child who is afraid to jump etc., chicken """Ian's a fraidy cat!"" the boys shouted. ""Ian's afraid to jump!"""

afraid so

"sorry, but it is true; believe me, yeppers" """Did he spend all of our money?"" ""Yes, 'fraid so."""

AIDS

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome - a disease of the immune system Recently the number of AIDS patients has been increasing rapidly in many countries.

best laid plans

(See the best-laid plans)

fraidy-cat

someone who is easily frightened (used by children) The little boy called his friend a fraidy-cat because he wouldn

get laid

have sex, get her/him into bed Most guys take you out expecting to get laid, right?

I'm afraid so

(See afraid so)

laid back

relaxed, casual Lenny's Place is a laid-back kind of restaurant - casual.

laid bare

exposed, open for everyone to see During the trial, details of his personal life were laid bare.

laid off

to be told by the manager that your job is cancelled Billy was laid off because there's not enough work at the plant.

band-aid

A quick and usually abortive band-aid to a botheration that alone addresses the evidence and not the basis cause. A advertence to the Band-Aid cast of adhering bandages. Sometimes capitalized. Primarily heard in US. Lowering educational standards in schools may access graduation rates, but it does little added than bang a band-aid on a abundant added problem.

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