silver bullet
noun
a quick solution to a difficult problem.
Origin of silver bullet
First recorded in 1930–35; from the belief that supernatural beings, as werewolves, can be killed with a silver bullet
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH silver bullet
magic bullet silver bulletWords nearby silver bullet
silver beet,
silver bell,
silver belly,
silver birch,
silver bromide,
silver bullet,
silver certificate,
silver chloride,
silver disc,
silver doctor,
silver fern
Example sentences from the Web for silver bullet
In his New York Times column Sunday, Ross Douthat calls this sort of thinking the “demographic excuse,” a silver-bullet “fantasy.”
After a Crushing Defeat, the Religious Right Still Won’t Get It Right |David Sessions |November 11, 2012 |DAILY BEASTThere is no silver-bullet solution to the chronic underemployment of early 21st century America.