quick fix

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quick fix

n. Informal

An easy and quick repair or remedy, especially a hastily contrived remedy that alleviates a problem only for the time being.

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quick′ fix′

an expedient temporary solution, esp. one that merely postpones coping with an overall problem.

[1965–70]

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Noun

quick fix - hurried repair

quickie, quicky, band aid

fixing, repair, mend, mending, reparation, fix, fixture - the act of putting something in working order again

Translations

soluzione tappabuchi

quick fix

n → soluzione f tampone inv

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