cut the Gordian knot
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: to solve a difficult problem in a very direct way by doing something forceful or extreme
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One way to cut the Gordian knot would be Ukrainian neutrality.
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Armstrong Williams, Orange County Register, 13 Jan. 2025
Can new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak cut the Gordian knot?
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2022
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Armstrong Williams, Orange County Register, 13 Jan. 2025
Can new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak cut the Gordian knot?
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2022
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“Cut the Gordian knot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cut%20the%20Gordian%20knot. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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