cut the Gordian knot
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Chris Redd, on the other hand, cut the Gordian knot by never going on stage at all, and made his feelings clear on Twitter:
From Slate • Sep. 30, 2018
The impetuous Alexander requires only a few seconds to cut the Gordian knot, but needs much of the movie’s 136 minutes to free himself, if he ever does, from his Oedipal family bonds.
From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2016
Standing together, Laborites and Liberals could, of course, outvote the Conservatives in the House of Commons, could cut the Gordian knot of India�wisely or unwisely.
From Time Magazine Archive
To cut the Gordian knot of the plot, Helena achieves just that.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had been corresponding regularly with Mrs. Clarke, who had told him of her difficulties with lawyers and relatives, and Borrow had advised her to cut the Gordian knot and come to Spain.
From The Life of George Borrow by Shorter, Clement K.
