magic bullet
something that cures or remedies without causing harmful side effects: So far there is no magic bullet for economic woes.
Origin of magic bullet
1Words that may be confused with magic bullet
- magic bullet , silver bullet
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How to use magic bullet in a sentence
The guarantee of a strong education for every child is the magic bullet, and the administration is working toward that goal.
Jarrett: Obama Views Women as Integral to Administration, Economy | Leslie Bennetts | March 9, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThat would be a magic bullet for a country that has no real electric grid.
Remember, aspirin is not a magic bullet for preventing a heart attack or stroke, as much as we wish it was.
Thinking he would be the “magic bullet” to kill the law, Johnson outed himself to his commander in 2003.
In Strassburg at a shooting competition Faust's magic bullet strikes Mephisto, who 'yells out again and again' in pain.
The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' | H. B. Cotterill
British Dictionary definitions for magic bullet
informal any therapeutic agent, esp one in the early stages of development, reputed to be very effective in treating a condition, such as a malignant tumour, by specifically targeting the diseased tissue
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