magic bullet
A simple remedy for a difficult or complex problem, especially a cure for a diseaseA simple remedy for a difficult or complex problem, especially a cure for a disease.
» Take it! It's a magic bullet.
Візьми це! Це чарівна куля.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)A simple remedy for a difficult or complex problem, especially a cure for a disease.
In recent years, penicillin-based drugs have lost some of their magic bullet status due to the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
History shows that there's no magic bullet for a global financial crisis.
a remedy (drug or therapy or preventive) that cures or prevents a disease
Examples
4 sentencesTake it! It's a magic bullet.
Візьми це! Це чарівна куля. — deniko
There's no magic bullet.
ruПанацеи нет. — marafon
It's no magic bullet.
There is no magic bullet.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
Calque of German Zauberkugel. Coined by physician Paul Ehrlich as an allusion to the operaCalque of German Zauberkugel. Coined by physician Paul Ehrlich as an allusion to the opera Der Freischütz. Compare silver bullet, from werewolf lore.
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Forms
plural: magic bullets| Singular | magic bullet |
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regular