band-aid treatment

A method of covering up a problem superficially or temporarily, rather than resolving it completely. A reference to the Band-Aid brand of adhesive bandages. Sometimes capitalized. Honestly, I think this is just a Band-Aid treatment—we need to work harder and find a real solution. While offering free pizza to customers affected by the oil spill is a cute band-aid treatment, the company has no plan in place to deal with the actual damage that it caused. Avoiding tense topics is just a band-aid treatment. You guys need to make up or break up—and, either way, move on from this fight.