Band-Aid

A quick and usually ineffective solution to a problem that only addresses the symptom and not the root cause. Refers to the trademark for a brand of adhesive bandages. Primarily heard in US. Lowering educational standards in schools may increase graduation rates, but it does little more than slap a Band-Aid on a much deeper problem.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Battista	baht-TEE-stah	Italian
GusztÁV	-	Hungarian
Yevgeni	yev-GYE-nee, eev-GYE-nee	Russian
Abrahams	['eibrəhæm]
Veer	VI:R	Dutch, Limburgish
Kliment	klee-MYENT (Russian)	Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Macedonian