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silver bullet
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silver bullet
(noun)
silver bullet
noun
plural
silver bullets
silver bullet
noun
plural
silver bullets
Britannica Dictionary definition of SILVER BULLET
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US
:
something that very quickly and easily solves a serious problem
—
usually singular
There is no
silver bullet
that will solve all our economic problems.
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