silver bullet

Frequency: 7.110.6 per million words

figurative: a simple solution to a complex problem

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Examples (10)

  • There is no silver bullet that can solve all our economic problems at once.
  • The management team is looking for a silver bullet to boost sales, but the market is too complex.
  • He warned the public that the new vaccine was not a silver bullet against the pandemic.
  • Many people mistakenly believe that technology is a silver bullet for society's deepest issues.
  • In education, there is no silver bullet; continuous improvement is the only way forward.
  • Did anyone really think that a single new policy would be the silver bullet for unemployment?
  • The investors hoped the acquisition would be a silver bullet, but it only created more integration challenges.
  • A simple change in diet is not a silver bullet for chronic health conditions.
  • We must stop searching for a silver bullet and start addressing the root causes of the problem.
  • The idea of a silver bullet is appealing, but complex problems usually require comprehensive, long-term solutions.