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magic wand

noun

  1. a thin rod brandished by a conjuror in peforming magic tricks

  2. any seemingly magical solution to a difficult problem

    there is no magic wand for us to fix it

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Potter needs to wave his magic wand!

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Mrs Aguiar said the new foundation's logo features pink ballet shoes to represent Alice's "non-stop dancing", which she started enjoying at about 16 months, and a magic wand "to spread the magic".

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James Orr, who is behind a new pro-Reform think tank, told the BBC Nigel Farage's party "has not got a magic wand" and would have to do some "very unpopular" things in its first 100 days to fix the economy.

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Residents traumatized by the loss of their homes and infuriated by a broken insurance system and cumbersome rebuilding process would like to see the mayor wave a magic wand, slash red tape on construction and direct the full might of local government to reviving the neighborhood.

Kate Kempton, senior legal counsel for the group, criticised the laws for giving the government "unfettered, unrestricted authority to wave a magic wand" and make development projects go forward, despite objections from indigenous communities.

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