stickingplaster
nounUK /ˈstɪkɪŋ ˌplɑːstə/
US /ˈstɪkɪŋ ˌplæstər/
A small sticky strip you put on a cut to keep it clean.
She put a stickingplaster on her knee after she fell.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A quick, temporary fix for a problem.
The new loan was just a stickingplaster for the company's money troubles.
3. A person or thing that patches things up briefly.
The extra staff were only a stickingplaster until the busy season ended.
4. A small adhesive patch used to hold something in place.
He used a stickingplaster to keep the label on the box.