cure-all

[ kyoo r-awl ]

/ ˈkyʊərˌɔl /

panacea.

Origin of cure-all

First recorded in 1785–95

curd, curd cheese, curdle, curdy, cure, cure-all, curet, curettage, curette, curettement, curfew

But Islamic law has not proven to be the cure-all northerners hoped it would be.

African Taliban Terrorizes Nigeria |Eliza Griswold |August 11, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
Of course it has the patent-medicine flavor, too; Detroit, by her "slogan," is a cure-all.

Abroad at Home |Julian Street
The priests connected with his worship vended a liquor which purported to be a sort of 'cure-all.'

The Mythologies of Ancient Mexico and Peru |Lewis Spence
You will read in nearly every book and article dealing with hypnosis that "hypnotism is not a cure-all."

A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis |Melvin Powers

There are those who believe that legislation is the cure-all for every social, economic, political, and industrial ill.

Modern American Prose Selections |Various
It never occurred to the others to let her sit without eating, once, as a cure-all.

Miss Lulu Bett |Zona Gale

cure-all

something reputed to cure all ailments

cure-all

[ kyur′ôl′ ]

A remedy that cures all diseases or evils; a panacea.