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- 1. a bullet made of silver, used in fiction as a supposedly magical method of killing werewolves.
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A direct and effortless solution to a problem. What's the origin of the phrase 'Silver bullet'? We now use the term ‘silver bullet’ to refer to an action which cuts through complexity and provides an immediate solution to a problem. The allusion is to a miraculous fix, otherwise portrayed as ‘waving a magic wand’.
Definitions of silver bullet. noun. a simple guaranteed solution for a difficult problem. “no silver bullet can make the world safe from terrorism”. see more.
silver bullet. Something that provides an immediate and extremely effective solution to a given problem or difficulty, especially one that is normally very complex or hard to resolve. The phrase is almost always used in a statement that such a solution does not exist.
In folklore, a silver bullet is often one of the few weapons that are effective against a werewolf, vampire, witch, or other supernatural beings. [1] [2] The term silver bullet is also a metaphor for a simple, seemingly magical, solution to a difficult problem: for example, penicillin circa 1930 was a "silver bullet" that allowed doctors to ...
silver bullet. noun. /ˌsɪlvə ˈbʊlɪt/. /ˌsɪlvər ˈbʊlɪt/. (also magic bullet) [usually singular] a fast and effective solution to a serious problem. Having a mentor is exciting but it's not a silver bullet for success.
A simple and seeming effortless solution to a difficult problem. Examples. We are thousands in debt. That loan seemed to be the silver bullet that would sort out our problems, but it really wasn’t. Where did it originate? USA, 1950s. Where is it used? Worldwide. Hear the idiom spoken. More idioms about. Colour. America. How the idiom originated.
SILVER BULLET meaning: something that very quickly and easily solves a serious problem usually singular.
