Verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stop, the, bleeding.
(idiomatic) to recover by interrupting a string of losses, disappointments, etc.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgMy task over the last two years hasn't just been to stop the bleeding. My task has also been to try to figure out how do we address some of the structural problems in the economy that have prevented more Googles from being created. Barack Obama
I lay on the ground, but then I can't reach - I don't want to take my foot out of the tub - but I've got to call somebody because I've got to get a band-aid or something to stop the bleeding. Danny DeVito
Fighting the Taliban and the various radical organizations on the front lines is like adding a Band-Aid to a cut, it may stop the bleeding but unless you clean it with antiseptic, the germs stay and multiply. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
When someone's wounded, the first order of business is to stop the bleeding. You can figure out later how best to help them heal. Jeannette Walls