a Band-Aid



a Band-Aid

  (American)
a temporary solution to a problem, or something that seems to be a solution but has no real effect
Usage notes: Band-Aid is a trademark for a thin piece of sticky material used to cover small cuts on the body.
A few food and medical supplies were delivered to the region but it was little more than a Band-Aid. (American)

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Drorit-Hebrew
Celinoche-LEE-no (Italian), the-LEE-no (Spanish), se-LEE-no (Latin American Spanish)Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Deyan-Bulgarian
TatjanaTAHT-yah-nah (Finnish)Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, German, Latvian, Lithuanian, Finnish
Summer['sʌmə]
Kristofor-Croatian (Rare)