band-aid fix
Example
“That null-check is a band-aid fix; the data pipeline is corrupt upstream.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
quick and dirty
Informal · CEFR B2
done rapidly and roughly, with little care for quality or polish
smoke test
Neutral · CEFR B2
a quick, shallow test that checks whether a system's most basic functions work at all
golden path
Neutral · CEFR C1
the default, well-supported, happy-path way of using a system, opposed to exotic configurations
feature creep
Neutral · CEFR B2
the uncontrolled growth of new features until a product becomes bloated and hard to use
iron out the kinks
Neutral · CEFR B2
to fix the last small problems in a plan, process, or product
reinvent the wheel
Neutral · CEFR B2
to waste time recreating something that already exists and works well
Source methodology
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