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cut the Gordian knot Definition


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Gordian knot
noun
    1. A difficult problem or dilemma.
Idiom: cut the Gordian knot
    To resolve a difficulty by decisive and often evasive action.
Etymology: 16c: named after Gordius, king of ancient Phrygia in Asia Minor, who tied a complicated knot that no-one could untie; Alexander the Great solved the problem by cutting the knot with a sword.



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