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charity bandage 
unroll one's charity bandage, display sympathy; find excuses (for someone else's shortcomings).
- 1894 "That was because you were kept up so late last night taking care of the fish and game," interposed Ruth, who always unrolled her charity bandage whenever there was the slightest occasion for its use.
- 1894 "That was because you were kept up so late last night taking care of the fish and game," interposed Ruth, who always unrolled her charity bandage whenever there was the slightest occasion for its use.