band (redirected from banding)

a Band-Aid (American)

a temporary solution to a problem, or something that seems to be a solution but has no real effect. A few food and medical supplies were delivered to the region but it was little more than a Band-Aid.

Band-Aid (American)

a Band-Aid - a temporary solution to a problem, or something that seems to be a solution but has no real effect. He criticized what he called 'the government's Band-Aid approach' to serious environmental issues.

a one-man band

an organization in which one person does all the work or has all the power. It's basically a one-man band. He designs, prints and sells the T-shirts himself. Its critics say that the company has become a one-man band in recent years.