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   silver bullet

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   • 1. a bullet made of silver, supposedly the only weapon that could kill a werewolf.
   • ▪ a simple and seemingly magical solution to a complicated problem: "there is no 'silver bullet' that can prevent flooding entirely"

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   What does silver bullet mean?

   • silver bullet /ˌsɪlvər ˌbʊlət/ IPA guide Other forms: silver bullets Definitions of silver bullet noun a simple guaranteed solution for a difficult problem “no silver bulletcan make the world safe from terrorism” see moresee less type of: solution a method for solving a problem Cite this entry Style: MLA MLA APA Chicago Copy citation

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   Who was the first person to use a silver bullet?

   • Sir Walter Scott may have been the first to use the idea of a literal silver bullet in Lockhart (1808), “I have only hopes that he will be shot with a silver bullet.” The term caught on in the first half of the 1900s because the popular western hero of the radio program, The Lone Ranger, used a silver bullet.

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   Is there a silver bullet solution?

   • “There is no silver bullet when it comes to this issue,” Panetta told reporters on Monday. Again, when exploring this topic Pearlstein is frank in stating up front that there is no silver bullet solution here. But it wasn't a leg: it was a gun, loaded with a silver bullet that had been charged home with prayer.

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   Are silver bullets a magical weapon?

   • The belief in the magical power of silver, especially of weapons made from silver, is very ancient. Book XVI of Horace’s Odes has it that the Delphic Oracle advised Philip of Macedonia to ‘fight with silver spears’. References to the use of silver bullets date from the late 17th century.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › silver-bulletSILVER BULLET | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   A silver bullet is a simple solution to a complicated problem, according to Cambridge Dictionary. See how to use this phrase in different contexts and languages, and learn related words and phrases.

   • English (US)

     SILVER BULLET meaning: 1. a simple solution to a complicated...

   • Znaczenie Silver Bullet, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     silver bullet definicja: 1. a simple solution to a...

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     SILVER BULLET translate: 銀彈（指針對複雜問題的簡單解決辦法），良方，高招. Learn...

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   A silver bullet is something that acts as a magical weapon, especially one that instantly solves a long-standing problem. Learn the origin, usage and synonyms of this phrase from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Something that provides an immediate and extremely effective solution to a given problem or difficulty, especially one that is normally very complex or hard to resolve. The phrase is almost always used in a statement that such a solution does not exist.

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   A direct and effortless solution to a problem. What's the origin of the phrase 'Silver bullet'? We now use the term ‘silver bullet’ to refer to an action which cuts through complexity and provides an immediate solution to a problem. The allusion is to a miraculous fix, otherwise portrayed as ‘waving a magic wand’.

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   Definitions of silver bullet. noun. a simple guaranteed solution for a difficult problem. “no silver bullet can make the world safe from terrorism”. see more. see less. type of: solution. a method for solving a problem.

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   Silver bullet is an idiom for a simple and effortless solution to a difficult problem. Learn how this phrase originated in the USA in the 1950s and see some examples of its usage.

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   Silver bullet definition: a quick solution to a difficult problem.. See examples of SILVER BULLET used in a sentence.