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silver bullet noun- an ideal, usually notional, solution to a problem UK
From the mythology that a silver bullet is fatal to a werewolf; this symbol was also adopted by the eponymous hero of television western The Lone Ranger, 1956–62. - [A] biotechnological silver bullet that could solve hunger, malnu-trition, and real poverty[.] — The Guardian, 25 November 2002
- a martini US
- Five hours, he must’ve had twenty silver bullets. — Elmore Leonard, Freaky Deaky, p. 65, 1988
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