cut the Gordian knot
idiom
: to solve a difficult problem in a very direct way by doing something forceful or extreme
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Can new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak cut the Gordian knot?
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Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2022
Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2022
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