cut the Gordian knot

Cultural  

1. To solve a notoriously difficult problem in a quick and decisive manner: “The president hoped that his bold new anti-inflation plan would cut the Gordian knot.” (See Gordian knot under “Mythology and Folklore.”)

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Example Sentences

"He cut the Gordian Knot with Kasusu."

From Literature

Sir Bill Cash, who founded the Maastricht Referendum Campaign in the early 1990s, said: “Like Alexander the Great, Boris has cut the Gordian Knot.”

From The Guardian

Long-time eurosceptic lawmaker Bill Cash said Johnson had saved Britain’s democracy from four decades of “subjugation” to Brussels: “Like Alexander the Great, Boris has cut the Gordian knot.”

From Reuters

Embracing that possibility would cut the Gordian knot of the Irish border at one stroke.

From The Guardian

Climate-adaptation researcher David Williams takes a hard look at how researchers in the field can do their best to cut the Gordian knot.

From Nature